Mohammad-Javad Zarif

‘Every patriotic Iranian will be angry’: Zarif warns against reported U.S. bid to misname Persian Gulf

‘Everyone knew Trump’s friendship was for sale to the highest bidder,’ Zarif famously said when the U.S president used the wrong name for the Persian Gulf during his first term at the White House.

President thanks Zarif; acknowledges ‘set of constraints’ in former vice-president’s exit

In a message on Wednesday, the president acknowledged that “a set of constraints” had led to Zarif’s exit from the administration but said he was still willing to use the former vice-president’s “scientific merits and experience.”

Refusing to negotiate directly with the U.S. is a tactic, not a strategy: Foreign minister

Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Iran has decided it is not going to negotiate directly with the United States government for the time being, “until some things change.”

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Regional diplomacy takes on special meaning as Iran plans to counteract U.S. and Israeli threats

Zarif says he has resigned to help ‘relieve some of the pressure on Pezeshkian administration’

Vice-President Javad Zarif says he has resigned on advice from the head of the Judiciary to relieve some of the pressure on the administration of President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Vice-President Zarif has resigned: Sources

Sources say Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad-Javad Zarif has tendered his resignation to President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Nasrallah was a rational figure who understood Lebanon’s national interests: Zarif

Iran’s Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad-Javad Zarif praises Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah for his moderation and rationality.

Iran no longer ‘begging’ for missiles, proudly building them: Zarif

Vice-President Mohammad-Javad Zarif says Iran’s missile program has never been an issue of negotiations.

VP: Iran supports Iraq’s defense of security, sovereignty

Iran’s Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif says during a meeting with the Iraqi president that Iran supports Iraq's defense of its security and sovereignty.

Lifting sanctions, not negotiating with U.S., will address Iran’s issues: Zarif

Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif says Negotiating with the United States will not solve the Islamic Republic’s problems; instead, the solution lies in lifting anti-Iran sanctions.

‘Anyone can yell! It’s making a deal that needs courage’ Zarif calls out naysayers

The Iranian vice president has been the specific target of a group of Iranian politicians and their supporters for his general endorsement of potential talks with the United States.

Protest gatherings against VP Zarif violated ‘rules, regulations’: Official

Iran needs new strategy in ‘war of narratives’ with Israel: Zarif

The Israelis are masters of narrative-making, Iran’s vice president for strategic affairs says.

Iran needs to remove U.S. ‘shadow’ from its foreign policy, says VP Zarif

Iran's Vice President for Strategic Affairs, Mohammad-Javad Zarif says Iran’s foreign policy “should begin in the region.”

Iranian Reformist rises in defense of Vice-President Zarif against shrill criticism

Rasoul Montajab-Nia stages an impassioned defense of Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Javad Zarif.

VP Zarif did not have an agenda for talks with anyone in Davos: Official

Zarif’s interview at Davos breaks summit audience record

News analysis | Trump may be sending tentative signals to Iran of openness to diplomacy

U.S. President Donald Trump may be taking a different approach to Iran in his second term. And he may be signaling to Iran that he is.

Government chose ‘not to put pressure’ on women not covering their hair: Iran VP

Iran’s Zairf, Qatar FM discuss regional developments, including Gaza

Iran not a ‘security threat’ to any country: Zarif

Special report | Where has Iran’s Javad Zarif been?

Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Javad Zarif is a known advocate of negotiations with the United States. As U.S. President Donald Trump takes the oath of office for a second term, Zarif has been mostly absent from the public eye.

Zarif warns of efforts to turn Iran’s opposition to occupation into conflict with Israel

Grim California footage reminiscent of Gaza carnage: Ex-FM Zarif

We will determine how Trump will engage with us: Zarif

Supreme Leader’s advisor meets with Chinese envoy to Iran

Tehran, IRNA – Chinese Ambassador to Iran Cong Peiwu has met with Ali Larijani, advisor to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Iran stresses to set operational agreements with China

Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Deputy President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has emphasized the need to set operational agreements with China based on the 25-year comprehensive plan.

IAEA BoG's anti-Iran resolution has no legal basis: Zarif

Tehran, IRNA – The strategic deputy to the Iranian president has asserted that the new anti-Iran resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors is legally baseless, arguing that Europe and the United States are not in a position to make a claim against the Islamic Republic.

Nasrallah’s School of Thought conference kicks off in Tehran

Tehran, IRNA – An international conference to honor former Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has kicked off in the Iranian capital Tehran.

Zarif warns of environmental impacts of Israeli war on Gaza

Tehran, IRNA - Iran’s vice president for strategic affairs has warned of the environmental damage that the Israeli war in Gaza has inflicted on the besieged Palestinian territory.