Iran's foreign ministry says Mohammad Javad Zarif's comments were taken out of context
BBC: Iran's Zarif criticises Revolutionary Guards' influence in leaked tape
A leaked audio tape in which Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, bemoans that the Revolutionary Guards dominate the country's foreign policy and took it into Syria's civil war at the behest of Russia is making the rounds, with many on social media expressing shock and bewilderment.
Some of the revelations confirm what many Iranians have suspected all along.
What is surprising is that they came from Mr Zarif, an experienced diplomat who is normally very guarded and is a moderate by Iranian standards.
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WNU Editor: It looks like someone wants to get rid of foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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In leaked audio, Iran’s foreign minister laments interference by Revolutionary Guard -- Washington Post
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Leaked Javad Zarif recording stirs hot political debate in Iran -- Al Jazeera
Iran's foreign minister complains of Soleimani undermining diplomacy in leaked tape -- Middle East Monitor
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If one is surprised by these remarks, one is stupid and shouldn’t write a single word ever again about Iran. Nor should one have an official position in a government with Iran responsibility.
"Former Secretary of State John Kerry, now President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, briefed Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on hundreds of Israel’s covert attacks on Iranian interests in Syria, according to leaked audio reported by The New York Times on Sunday. This revelation echoes reports that Obama officials saved the life of terrorist and Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani by notifying Iran about an Israeli plot to assassinate him in 2015."
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