Embattled Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has apologized for comments he made in a recording that was leaked last week in which he criticized the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and the powerful late General Qasem Soleimani.
Follow RT on Tehran has accused the US of using “worn-out” methods to defame it on the world stage. It comes after a US media report claimed that Iran was mulling a plan to avenge the death of its top commander by killing an American diplomat.
“We advise the American officials to stop resorting to hackneyed and worn-out methods for anti-Iran propaganda in the international arena,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said.
The diplomat’s remarks were apparently meant to rebuff a story published by Politico on September 13. Citing unnamed US government officials, the magazine alleged that Tehran was
Iran Reportedly Imposes Travel Bans On Several People Over Zarif Leak
April 29, 2021 16:07 GMT
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Iran has slapped travel bans on 15 people for alleged involvement in a leaked audio recording in which Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif complains about the influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Iranian diplomacy, semi-official news agency ISNA reported on April 29.
In the leaked interview, aired by the London-based Iran International Persian-language satellite news channel late on April 25, Zarif said he had zero influence over Iran’s foreign policy. According to a judiciary source, 15 people involved in the interview have been banned from leaving Iran, ISNA reported.