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In this Jan. 26, 2021, file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif appears during talks in Moscow. A recording of Zarif offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the limits of power within the Islamic Republic has leaked out publicly.

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In Leaked Audio, Iran's Foreign Minister Criticizes Influence Of Revolutionary Guards

11:44am April 26, 2021

by Peter Kenyon

In comments made public on Sunday, Mohammad Javad-Zarif discusses how he has "sacrificied diplomacy" in order to appease demands from the nation's military.

A staff person removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with representatives of the United States, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks in July 2015 in Vienna.

Reviving The Iran Nuclear Deal: Here's What It Involves And Why It's Hard

7:35pm April 05, 2021

by Larry Kaplow

Before the U.S. pulled out, the deal gave Iran money and gave the world assurances that Iran wasn't trying to build nuclear weapons.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters Thursday after meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran.

Pompeo Tries Starting 'Snapback' Clock To Restore Sanctions Against Iran By U.N.

9:34pm August 20, 2020

by David Welna

A U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo against Iran failed last week. Now the U.S. secretary of state wants to bring back all sanctions lifted by the Iran nuclear deal.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's speech came after a period that saw mass public support after the death of a Iranian general and outrage over the downing of a commercial airliner.

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Iran's Ayatollah Slams 'American Clowns' In Rare Friday Prayers Sermon

1:18pm January 17, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"These American clowns lie" when they say they stand with the Iranian people, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a large crowd of worshippers in Tehran.

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Iran announced Sunday that it will no longer limit its enrichment of uranium under the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is seen here in Tehran in September 2019.

Iran Abandons Nuclear Deal Limitations In Wake Of Soleimani Killing

7:49pm January 05, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The announcement came in response to the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Tehran says it will continue to cooperate with international atomic monitors.

U.S. Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Jackie Wolcott at a board of governors meeting in Vienna, Austria on Wednesday.

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President Trump Warns Of New Sanctions On Iran After Breaches Of Nuclear Deal

10:48pm July 10, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Trump's warning came after the U.S. urged a special meeting of a United Nations nuclear watchdog which monitors Iran's compliance with the agreement.

Iran has exceeded a key limit on its holdings of low-enriched uranium, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday. Zarif is seen here at a news conference last month.

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Iran Says Its Stockpiles Of Enriched Uranium Now Exceed Limit In Nuclear Deal

2:24pm July 01, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran now has more than 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of low-enriched uranium — surpassing the limit allowed under the 2015 agreement.

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