New Delhi, June 1 -- As the US and Iran continue to work towards achieving a draft agreement following the three-month-long conflict, Tehran's President Masoud Pezeshkian resigned from his post on Sunday (local time) and submitted an official letter to the office of the Supreme Leader.

Citing a source, Iran International reported the development, adding that the letter was sent on Sunday. In it, Pezeshkian emphasized that he and the government have effectively been excluded from major and crucial decision-making processes in the Islamic Republic, adding that the vacuum created by this situation has enabled hardline factions within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to take control of affairs.

The Iranian president noted that u...