Mohammad Javad Zarif

Iran 'paid heavy price' for supporting proxies, Palestinians, ex-FM Zarif says at Doha Forum

Zarif argued that Jerusalem misread Iran’s staying power when the fighting resumed earlier this year. “The Israelis launched this aggression based on mistaken assumptions,” he said.

 Mohammad Javad Zarif, the former Iranian Foreign Minister, gives a speech during an election rally in support of  Iranian presidential election candidate Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, Iran, on June 24, 2024.
 Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammed Javad Zarif speaks during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2025.

Zarif to Israeli scholar: Israel invented Iranian threat to ‘sell peace with Arabs’ to Israelis

 Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammed Javad Zarif speaks during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2025.

Javad Zarif, the 'nice face of Iran,' resigns as VP amid Tehran's anti-West shift

 Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammed Javad Zarif speaks during the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2025.

'Iran had no knowledge of October 7,' Zarif says at Davos


Geraldo Rivera slammed for selfie with Iran FM Zarif

Rivera was accused of posing with a "terrorist."

Geraldo Rivera

Iran's Zarif warns U.S. of 'consequences' over oil sanctions

"We believe that Iran will continue to sell its oil. We will continue to find buyers for our oil and we will continue to use the Strait of Hormuz as a safe transit passage for the sale of our oil."

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

Iranian FM heads to Syria, Turkey to discuss regional situation

Assad and Zarif will discuss regional and international developments and avenues for preserving the peace in the region, according to MEHR.

SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar Assad meeting with Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif in 2015.

Iran tries to make IRGC terrorist designation about Israel

Zarif tweeted that the IRGC listing announced on Monday was “another misguided election-eve gift to Netanyahu. Another dangerous US misadventure in the region.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

Zarif: U.S. is dragging Iran into a quagmire on behalf of Netanyahu

"We will answer any action taken against this force with a reciprocal action," a statement issued by 255 out of the 290 Iranian lawmakers said, according to IRNA.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during the annual Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany February 17, 2019

Is Iran’s Foreign Minister taking over the ‘Iraq file?’

Reports indicate now that Javad Zarif is the point man for Iran’s quest to create a new chapter and strategic bond with Iraq.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018

Iran denies hacking Benny Gantz's phone

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said that "the (Israeli) regime's officials are long used to spreading lies," according to the state news agency IRNA.

Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz speaks at a campaign event

Iranian President Rouhani rejects resignation of ally Zarif

An ally of Zarif said his resignation was motivated by criticism of the nuclear accord, under increasingly intense fire in Iran since the United States abandoned it last year.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018

Analysis: Does Iran FM Zarif's resignation end or save nuke deal?

For Tehran, firing Zarif could be the final act before leaving the deal.

IRANIAN FOREIGN Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif walks near Lebanese and Iranian flags upon his arrival at the Government Palace in Beirut in 2015.

Mystery surrounds Mohammad Javad Zarif's 'resignation'

According to a report, there are other diplomats who will resign if Zarif indeed leaves the foreign ministry.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif