Iran’s state-run media have begun publishing excerpts from a lengthy leaked interview of the regime’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. Zarif’s leaked comments underscore what Iran regime critics have always known about the fundamental alignment between “hardline” and “reformist” factions within the Iranian regime. Even though the audio recording made headlines by featuring rare criticisms of … Continue reading Zarif’s Leaked Comments Reveal That Reform in Iran Is an Illusion