Mohammad Javad Zarif

Iran’s Zarif attributes Assad downfall to ‘arrogance, failure to achieve political agreement’

Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's fall was rooted in his ‘arrogance’ following military victories over armed groups and his failure to convert the victories into a comprehensive political agreement and inclusive government.

Iran vice president Zarif clarifies children’s US citizenship

Iran’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has provided explanations regarding the citizenship status of his children amid outcry for him to leave office based on a law that bans officials who have family members with dual citizenship from office.

Iran vice president Zarif sweeps aside ‘disqualification’ hype, says will stay on in gov’t

Iran’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has asserted that he will continue his work in the government, despite recent clamor over changes to the legislation that bars individuals who themselves, their spouse, or their children hold dual citizenship, from being appointed to sensitive positions.

Zarif: Resistance a result of Israeli regime occupation

Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has said resistance in Lebanon and Palestine is the result of the Zionist regime’s occupation and the resistance will remain as long as the occupation persists.

Iran’s Zarif hopes Trump to terminate conflicts as promised during campaign 

The strategic deputy to Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has reacted to Donald Trump’s return to the White House, hoping the US president-elect would remain committed to his pledge of staying away from war during his tenure as promised during the presidential campaign. 

Iran’s Guardian Council spokesperson dismisses disqualification claims against President Pezeshkian

The Spokesperson for Iran’s Guardian Council Hadi Tahan Nazif, in a press conference on Saturday, stated that claims regarding the disqualification of President Massoud Pezeshkian are baseless and irrelevant.

Zarif discusses calls for revising Iran’s defensive doctrine amid regional tensions

Iran’s Vice-President for Strategic Affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, addressed recent calls from some members of Iran’s Parliament to revise the country’s defense doctrine in order to maintain deterrence in the region.

Tehran to respond to Israeli assassination of Nasrallah in due time: Iran VP

Iran’s former Foreign Minister and current Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has stressed that Tehran will respond to the Israeli assassination of Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah at the “appropriate time".

Zarif says Trump’s withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal was ‘miscalculation’

Iran’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif says former US president Donald Trump’s move in 2018 to pull out of a landmark nuclear deal with Iran was a ‘miscalculation’ that led to a lose-lose situation.

Lawmaker raps ex-FM Zarif appointment over dual citizenship controversy

In a fiery address to the Iranian Parliament, principlist MP Hamid Rasaei criticized former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's return to government after his resignation, questioning the legal foundation of his current role as Strategic Advisor to the President.

Iran’s Zarif says to serve as strategic deputy to President 

Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had recently resigned from his position as Deputy for Strategic Affairs under Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, has returned to this role. 

Iran vice president Zarif opts for academic career

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has departed from President Massoud Pezeshkian’s administration to continue his profession as an international relations professor.

Former Iran FM Zarif appointed vice-president for strategic affairs

Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has appointed former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as the Vice-President for Strategic Affairs.

Official: Incoming Iranian cabinet nominees list being finalized 

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in charge of a council that picks cabinet members for President-Elect Massoud Pezeshkian’s administration, said the list of the cabinet members will soon be announced.

Iran ex-FM Zarif: New cabinet should lead to national unity

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is at the helm of choosing the cabinet members of President-Elect Massoud Pezeshkian’s administration, says the top goal of the new administration is to forge national unity in Iran.

Iran president-elect appoints former FM Zarif as head of transitional council

Iran’s newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian, in his first appointment, has designated former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had a central role in his electoral victory, as the head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations for the transition period.

Iran ex-FM Zarif: New cabinet opening up space for young experts

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had a pivotal role in gathering momentum for the newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian in his electoral campaigns, says the new cabinet members will be picked from among young experts.

Iran former FM Zarif comes down hard on principlists in election campaign, rivals on defensive

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a heavyweight supporter of reformist presidential candidate Massoud Pezeshkian, has made a fiery speech in the central Iranian city of Kashan against the rival principlist camp.

Zarif’s office refutes claims on JCPOA secrecy ahead of presidential vote

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's office has responded to allegations made by presidential candidate Alireza Zakani during a recent political roundtable.

Former Iran FM Zarif rules out presidential bid amid national tragedy

Mohammad Javad Zarif, the former Foreign Minister of Iran, has officially dismissed rumors of his candidacy in the upcoming presidential election.

Ex-Iranian FM Zarif: Time to stop Israeli aggressions

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the UN Security Council to stop Israel’s aggressions, particularly the war on Gaza.

Former Iranian FM Zarif calls for direct talks with US over nuclear deal

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for the direct talks between Iran and the US over  the revival of Tehran's nuclear deal, JCPOA.

Kayhan’s managing editor engages in verbal clash with ex-Iranian FM Zarif

Iran’s former foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif's recent speech has sparked controversy as he asserted: “The missile [power] is important…but people are more important."

Former Iranian FM Zarif defends Rouhani’s administration efforts to clinch nuclear deal 

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again defended the 2015 nuclear deal, known as JCPOA, under which Iran accepted some restrictions on its atomic program in exchange for sanctions removal.

Former FM Zarif: Surging migration from Iran can’t be reversed by officials’ hopes, dreams

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the influx of immigration from Iran is a bitter reality that cannot be stopped or even slowed down by only ‘hoping and dreaming.’

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