Mohammad Javad Zarif

Trump 'desperate' to undermine nuclear

Tehran - Muslimcheonicle

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Friday US President Donald Trump's latest attacks on the nuclear deal were a "desperate effort" to undermine an accord that cannot be renegotiated. "Trump's policy & today's announcement amount to desperate attempts to undermine a solid multilateral agreement," Zarif tweeted after Trump reluctantly agreed to continuing to waive sanctions under the deal, but warned it couldRead more

Iran foreign minister ridicules Trump 'blunder' at UN

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif ridiculed US President Donald Trump on Saturday over what he called the foreign policy "blunder" of trying to raise its recent protests at the UN Security Council. The Security Council "rebuffed the US' naked attempt to hijack its mandate", wrote Zarif on Twitter. "Majority emphasised the need to fully implement the JCPOA (nuclear deal) and to refrain fromRead more

Iranian foreign minister Zarif to visit Qatar amid Gulf crisis

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Qatar on Monday, officials said, for talks on relations between Tehran and Doha that have caused tensions in the Gulf. Zarif left Tehran on Monday morning for Oman and was to head to Doha in the afternoon, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi told AFP. It will be his first visit toRead more

Tillerson, Zarif in first meeting with partners on Iran nuclear deal

United Nations - Muslimchronicle

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson joined Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the United Nations on Wednesday for a first meeting with partners backing the Iran nuclear deal. European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is chairing the closed-door meeting to discuss the 2015 deal that President Donald Trump has threatened to scrap unless it is re-opened forRead more

Iran's Zarif blasts Trump's 'ignorant hate speech' at UN

United Nations - Muslimchronicle

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday slammed US President Donald Trump's address at the United Nations, calling it an "ignorant hate speech." "Trump's ignorant hate speech belongs in medieval times -- not the 21st century UN -- unworthy of a reply," Zarif said on Twitter. Source: AFPRead more

Iran, Saudi delegations to visit their embassies in Riyadh and Tehran

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said visas have been issued for visits by Iranian and Saudi delegations to inspect the embassies of the two countries in Riyadh and Tehran after the pilgrimage season. In an interview to ISNA news agency, Zarif denied Saudi Arabia’s request for Iraqi mediation. He said he had held talks with Iraqi officials afterRead more