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

Zarif had already been at the center of controversies in Iran because some politicians had critiqued him over the last several months. 

 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’S FOREIGN MINISTER Mohammad Javad Zarif in Caracas last year.

Zarif, living in past, slams Trump and Netanyahu again - analysis

 Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building in Vienna

Iran accuses former officials of living the good life in Europe

THE NATANZ uranium enrichment facility 250 km. south of Tehran.

Iranian FM calls cyberattack on Natanz a 'war crime,' 'nuclear terrorism'


US will not 'shave at the margins' for Iran deal, Kerry says

"We are not yet where we need to be" for the US to say with confidence that there will be a comprehensive nuclear deal by the end of the week, Kerry says.

US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with US delegation to Iran talks on the terrace of a hotel where the negotiations are being held in Vienna, Austria July 2, 2015.

Iran's FM denies Islamic Republic jails people for their opinions

"Iran does not jail people for their opinions," Zarif said, despite the fact that Iran ranks 173 according to the 2014 Press Freedom Index, right after Sudan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif addresses a news conference after a meeting in Vienna November 24

Iran's Zarif and Republican Senator Cotton face off in Twitter battle

Republican senator challenges Zarif to a debate on Iran's "tyranny, treachery and terror."

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif talks with reporters before meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva in January.

After firing on ship, Iran says it's committed to freedom of navigation in Persian Gulf

"The Persian Gulf is our lifeline ... We will respect international navigation," Zarif says.

Iranian navy ship.

Iran talks intensify with focus on pace and breadth of a nuclear deal

Bilateral US-Iran negotiations last hours on the Swiss Riviera; Zarif to Brussels for EU consultations; LATimes: US built replicas of Iran's nuclear facilities.

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif pose for a photograph before resuming talks over Iran's nuclear program in Lausanne March 16, 2015.

Iran's foreign minister tells Republicans: 'Read your Constitution'

Zarif calls Republican letter to Iranian leaders "a propaganda ploy" that was "unconventional" and "unprecedented in diplomatic history."

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif addresses a news conference after a meeting in Vienna November 24

Iran hints it might not reject 10-year partial freeze of nuclear work

"If we have an agreement, we are prepared to accept certain limitations for a certain period of time but I'm not prepared to negotiate on the air," Zrif tells CNN.

Satellite image shows a nuclear facility in Iran

Zarif says Iran an historic haven of the Jewish people

Iranian FM Zarif says that Netanyahu's position reflects "bigotry" over facts.

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif addresses a news conference after a meeting in Vienna November 24

Top Iranian nuclear negotiator warns Islamic Republic may quit talks

Araqchi said that Iran would not succumb to pressure and agree to a deal that would not be a "win win situation" in the interest of both sides.

Kerry and Zarif at Vienna nuclear talks, Nov. 23

Despite 2-hour meet, Kerry and Iran's Zarif fail to find common ground

US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi spent most of the day separately negotiating technical details of curbing Iran's nuclear program

US Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before a meeting in Geneva January 14, 2015