Is This How Iran Negotiates?

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L), EU envoy Catherine Ashton (C) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meet in Muscat November 10, 2014. REUTERS/Nicholas Kamm/Pool. Monday, November 10, 2014

Reports: Top Iranian Negotiator ‘Frequently Shouts’ at Kerry, Western Officials -- Washington Free Beacon

Zarif screams so loud bodyguards have entered the room, Iranian diplomat claims

VIENNA—Iran’s foreign minister and lead negotiator in nuclear talks is known to frequently scream and shout at Western diplomats, including Secretary of State John Kerry, a practice that has caused alarm among bodyguards stationed outside the negotiating room, according to a member of the Iranian diplomatic team who spoke to the Farsi-language press.

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif—who is scheduled to hold one-on-one talks with Kerry this evening in Vienna—”frequently shouts at Western diplomats” in such a forceful manner that bodyguards have hurriedly entered the negotiation room on occasion worried that an incident might occur, according to one Iranian diplomat involved in negotiations who spoke anonymously with the Iranian press earlier this week.

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My Comment: No one else is reporting on this story .... but I do recall reading a year or two ago that Western European diplomats were surprised on how aggressive the Iranian foreign minister was in negotiations. The common word used was .... "bully".

Update: This does not help .... Iran: ‘Americans Have Very Clearly Surrendered’ (Washington Free Beacon).