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Leaked criticism of Qasem Soleimani spells end of Zarif’s path to presidency
2021-04-27
Oh dear — that poor man! Or something like that, anyway.
[Rudaw] When Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
...Persian foreign minister, Mouthpiece of Mullahs, good friend of John Kerry and similar exemplars of Merkin values...
 sat down in early March with a reformist economist in Tehran for a long interview about his tenure, he hoped to set the record straight with hardliners on numerous issues.

"With this audio file and confrontation with the champion of the battlefield [Soleimani], Zarif is on the brink of political and social annihilation," IRGC outlet Farsnews said on Monday.
Zarif repeatedly told the interviewer, Saeed Laylaz, not to release the audio until after the election, fearing that what he said — including damning criticism of Iran’s infamous commander Qasem Soleimani — may jeopardize his ambition of becoming the next president of Iran.
Posted by:trailing wife

#5  What's with the sudden uptick in leaked Iranian audio tapes, just the usual backstabbing or something else?
Posted by: Raj   2021-04-27 12:55  

#4  "Thelongstanding friendship and closeness of Mohammad Javad Zarif with martyr ... Soleimani is not hidden to anyone," he wrote.

"They were lovers very close"
Posted by: Frank G   2021-04-27 09:54  

#3  Interesting story. I didn't think at the time there would be much more than crocodile tears for the late 'Gen" coming from any quarter.

As to the other emerging details, well Zarif and Kerry are both notorious, serial liars. And after all, who would believe a US senator would side with the enemy? Then again American socialists just may simply define 'enemy' somewhat differently.
Posted by: Cesare   2021-04-27 09:17  

#2  Javad Zarif is an alumni of San Francisco State University. His BA was in 1980 and MA in 1981.

He served with the Iran delegation to the UN beginning the next year and continued academic study with a PhD in 1988 from the U of Denver.

The Mullahs consider him impure by virtue of his long association with infidels but useful in dealing with tools like Obama, Hillary, Kerry and Biden and underlings like Susan Rice and ValJar.

But there is no way will the Mullahs allow Zarif to run for President.



Posted by: Lord Garth   2021-04-27 08:14  

#1  I wouldn't bet on it.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-04-27 04:19  

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