This report explores if this controversy will impact Iran's upcoming presidential election 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. Watch | In a clarification, Zarif has rejected any differences between the army and the bureaucracy. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has backed the foreign minister, calling the leak a conspiracy against the Islamic Republic. This report explores if this controversy will impact Iran's upcoming presidential election. In the leaked audio clip, Zarif is criticising Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.