Iran's top nuclear negotiator Rohani resigns

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani, who has led the Islamic state's talks with the European Union since October 2003…

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani, who has led the Islamic state's talks with the European Union since October 2003, has resigned, the official IRNA news agency said today.

Citing an “informed source” it said Rohani had sent his resignation letter to President Mohammad Khatami.

The report gave no reason for Rohani's decision to quit.

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