Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has taken issue with recent claims by conservative presidential candidates about the nuclear deal and what was termed the “weak” diplomacy of the moderate government of President Hassan Rouhani, who is seeking re-election.
In a video interview with Entekhab news site May 9, Zarif, who played an important role in the international talks that resulted in a nuclear deal in July 2015, said, “Unfortunately, many of the statements we are hearing have no relationship to reality, especially regarding foreign policy. For instance, they say that the oil revenue can’t be transferred to Iran." He said that despite statements from the government, the Oil Ministry, the Central Bank and the Foreign Ministry to the contrary, the candidates indicate that "these revenues aren’t transferred to the country.”
