Iran's former foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Tuesday announced that he was returning to his post as vice president to Masoud Pezeshkian after submitting his resignation earlier this month.

Iran’s former foreign minister Javad Zarif returns as vice president after quitting post

Iran's former foreign minister Javad Zarif, who played a pivotal role in negotiating the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, announced on Monday (August 12) that he has resigned as the nation's vice president for strategic affairs.

Iran: Javad Zarif resigns as vice-president over ‘dissatisfaction’, dual citizenship row

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cancelled his meeting with his Austrian counterpart as a sign of displeasure over Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz flying Israeli flag in Vienna.

Iran foreign minister cancels meet with Austrian counterpart over Israel flag

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei slammed remarks by Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif as a 'big mistake', a week after a leaked tape emerged where the top diplomat disagreed with the strategies of a revered Iranian general.

Iran's supreme leader Khamenei says remarks by Zarif in audio leak 'big mistake'

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif apologised for his leaked audio remarks on Sunday. His remarks on Iran's late influential military commander General Qassem Soleimani had created controversy in the country where political leaders mind their words.

Iran: Zarif apologises on same day Khamanei calls leaked remarks 'a big mistake'

In Iran, a leaked audio recording has become a national crisis. The audio clip is of Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. It portrays Iran's diplomacy as being compromised by the country's military.

Decoding long-term implications of Iranian foreign minister's audio leak

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has responded to Foreign Minister Javad Zarif's leaked audio recording calling it a 'conspiracy against Iran'. What impact will this controversy have on the upcoming Presidential polls?

Gravitas: Rouhani responds to Javad Zarif's leaked audio recording

A leaked audio recording of Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has now stirred a hot political debate in Tehran. President Hassan Rouhani has ordered a probe into the leak calling it a conspiracy against the government and Iran's national interest.

Iran: Leaked audio recording of Javad Zarif stirs hot political debate

The Iranian government has said that an investigation has been ordered into the "conspiracy" of leaked audio in which Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) are too influential in diplomacy.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani  orders probe into leaked audio 'conspiracy'

A leaked interview of Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has set off a firestorm in Iran. In the tapes, Zarif reveals how the Revolutionary Guards overrule government decisions and call the shots.

Gravitas: Javad Zarif reveals Revolutionary Guards call the shots in leaked interview

In a leaked audiotape that offers a glimpse into the behind-the scenes power struggles of Iranian leaders, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Revolutionary Guard call the shots, overruling many government decisions and ignoring advice.

Iran’s foreign minister, in leaked tape, says elite Revolutionary Guard sets policies

Iran's Fireign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarid will visit Iraq and Qatar on Sunday, his ministry announced on Saturday. This development came amid reports of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia being brokered by Iraq.

Zarif to visit Iraq and Qatar on Sunday

Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday that Israel made a "very bad gamble" if it believed its alleged sabotage at the Natanz nuclear plant would stop efforts to lift US sanctions.

Iran's foreign minister says Israel made 'very bad gamble' by sabotaging Natanz site

In a major development, Iran and China have signed '25-year strategic cooperation pact'. This has brought the two US rivals closer to each other. It will be interesting to observe the ramifications of this move on the future of US-Iran nuclear deal.

Iran-China sign '25-year strategic cooperation pact'

Iran slammed the United States on Thursday for continuing to follow former president Donald Trump's policy of applying "maximum pressure". "US claims it favours diplomacy; not Trump's failed policy of 'maximum pressure'," Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Twitter.

Iran slams US, says Trump's policy of 'maximum pressure' won't do any good

Iran will soon present a "constructive" plan of action, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday, after European sources said Tehran gave positive signs about opening informal talks about its nuclear programme.

Iran's Zarif to offer 'constructive' plan amid hopes of informal nuclear talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States on Thursday of aiming to fabricate a "pretext for war" as tensions mount between the two countries.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accuses US of plotting to fabricate war pretext

Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday arrived in Tehran and met Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before traveling to Russia. "The foreign ministers of Iran and India have always a lot of discussions, especially on the eve of India's membership in the UN Security Council, which January 1 begins for two years.

Indian Foreign Minister arrives in Tehran, meets Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif

US President Donald Trump on August 15 said to use the snapback technique, a day after the UN Security Council rejected an American resolution to extend an Iranian arms embargo. Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif later said “American snapback is illegal and unacceptable and the Americans know they cannot use snapback."

Iran Nuclear Deal: US has been humiliated at the UN, says Iran

Seizing on Donald Trump’s conciliatory tone after Tehran released an American Navy veteran, Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif challenged the US president on Friday to return to the nuclear deal that Washington abandoned two years ago.

Iran challenges Donald Trump to return to nuclear deal

As Iran reported 85 new deaths due to coronavirus, satellite pictures from the city of Qom have reportedly revealed two newly dug burial trenches - about 90 metres long.

Coronavirus burial site? Satellite images reveal mass graves in Iran's Qom city

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday warned Iran not to scuttle an upcoming agreement with the Taliban, accusing the US adversary of seeking to be a "spoiler.

Mike Pompeo warns Iran not to be 'spoiler' in Afghanistan

The black box of a Ukrainian passenger plane accidentally shot down over Iran last month is damaged but Iran will not hand it over to another country despite pressure for access, top Iranian ministers said on Wednesday, according to state media.

Iran won't hand over 'damaged' black box of crashed Ukrainian plane: Foreign Minister Zarif

International efforts to mediate between Tehran and the US are being thwarted by President Donald Trump's advisors misleading him into thinking the Iranian regime is collapsing, the country's foreign minister said Saturday.

Iran foreign minister says Donald Trump misled by advisors

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