Failure to act on the conditions that have emerged in the wake of the nuclear deal will either see the opportunity slip away or will turn it into a threat, Zarif said.
If regional countries are in pursuit of peaceful relations and want to live in peace and avoid interfering in other countries’ affairs, Iran’s policy is completely in keeping with that goal, Zarif said.
Those who were not part of the negotiations knew little about the atmosphere and details of the talks and were thus concerned about the outcome of the process, Zarif said.
Zarif has said that time has come for us to make maximal use of JCPOA, adding we should focus on the ways to seize the post-JCPOA opportunities to serve our national interests.
Stephen Kinzer, a Brown University lecturer, has said that the US Congress is likely to reject the Iran nuclear deal, but President Obama will veto its decision and this will help implement the deal.
An Iranian presidential advisor has said that the assets FM Zarif tapped into to successfully conclude a nuclear deal with P5+1 had been accumulated during Jalili's stewardship of the talks.
The Iranian top diplomat said Iran's first priority is to have solid relations with its neighbors and that policy has been reiterated especially ever since the new government took office.
Tariq Rauf, a senior official with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, said the Iran-P5+1 accord is the most distinguished nuclear accord in two decades.
Iran's foreign minister has said that the interests of some at home and in the region might be tied to showdown between Iran and the rest of the world; but it has nothing to do with our ideals.
FM Zarif has said that we can continue – not extend – the talks until we reach results, adding if no deal is clinched by July 1, it could happen on July second or third, or even later.
Foreign Minister Zarif has said that Iran has pursued the logical and reasonable way of mutual understanding in nuclear talks and that a settlement seems to be within reach.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif describes violent extremism as "probably the most critical challenge" menacing the Middle East and the entire world.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Iran can reach development by standing on its own two feet, but that does not mean it should sever ties with the rest of the world.
A photo gallery featuring a ceremony at Kazakhstan University of the Humanities and Law where an honorary doctorate was conferred upon Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif.
“Considering the institutional capabilities of the United Nations, I tend to remain hopeful that the UN and its capacity and mechanisms can be brought to bear” on such an important issue, Zarif said.
Following marathon nuclear talks in Vienna, the Iranian foreign minister has attended a parliamentary session in camera to brief MPs on what went on in the talks in the Austrian capital.