Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has not accepted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation.

“Any interpretation and analysis revolving around the reasons behind the resignation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, except what he has posted on his Instagram account, are incorrect,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Tuesday.

“A the chief of staff of the Iranian president said today, the resignation has not been accepted,” he added.

In an Instagram post published late on Monday local time, the Iranian foreign minister unexpectedly announced his resignation.

 “I am grateful for magnanimity of the dear and courageous people of Iran and the respectable authorities’ over the past 67 months,” read the post.

In a post on his Instagarm account, the president’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said, “In the view of Dr. Rouhani, the Islamic Republic of Iran has only one foreign policy and one foreign minister.”

(This item is being updated.)