{"id":212326,"date":"2020-01-28T23:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T23:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=212326"},"modified":"2023-01-21T21:25:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T20:25:10","slug":"iran-regimes-infighting-intensifies-as-zarif-speaks-of-negotiations-with-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/iran-regimes-infighting-intensifies-as-zarif-speaks-of-negotiations-with-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Regime\u2019s Infighting Intensifies as Zarif Speaks of Negotiations With the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iranian regime's Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FM_Iranian_Regime_Javad_Zarif.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Regime\u2019s Infighting Intensifies as Zarif Speaks of Negotiations With the U.S. \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian regime&#8217;s Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On January 24, the Iranian\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/26715-a-look-at-the-record-of-iran-regime-foreign-minister-javad-zarif\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regime\u2019s foreign Minister Mohammad\u00a0<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/26715-a-look-at-the-record-of-iran-regime-foreign-minister-javad-zarif\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Javad<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/26715-a-look-at-the-record-of-iran-regime-foreign-minister-javad-zarif\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Zarif<\/a>\u00a0told\u00a0Germany\u2019s Der Spiegel that the regime \u201cwon&#8217;t rule out negotiations with Washington, even after General Qassem Soleimani&#8217;s assassination, if the U.S. changes course and lifts sanctions.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This was such a ridiculous demand that the United States President Donald Trump simply wrote on Twitter in Farsi \u201cNo Thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Iranian Foreign Minister says Iran wants to negotiate with The United States, but wants sanctions removed. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OANN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OANN<\/a> No Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1221225245220265985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After Zarif\u2019s interview with\u00a0Der Spiegel, those close to the\u00a0faction of the\u00a0regime\u2019s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei,\u00a0called\u00a0Zarif\u00a0a traitor. They went as far as demanding Zarif\u2019s impeachment in the regime\u2019s parliament.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A Look at the Record of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Regime Foreign Minister Javad <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zarif?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zarif<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oLFF8FLB55\">https:\/\/t.co\/oLFF8FLB55<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2Rouhani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2Rouhani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackListRouhani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackListRouhani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1176979631792168960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the Iranian regime reaches its end, infighting between the rival factions over more share of power and\u00a0keeping this regime alive intensifies. Each faction describes its own method as the best\u00a0way out\u00a0of\u00a0the regime\u2019s\u00a0incessant crises,\u00a0accusing the other\u00a0faction\u00a0of collusion with the \u201cenemy.\u201d These infightings\u00a0have\u00a0intensified\u00a0because\u00a0of the\u00a0irreparable blows\u00a0that the regime has suffered\u00a0in\u00a0the last\u00a0few months.<\/p>\n<p>The regime\u2019s latest crisis\u00a0started with\u00a0the nationwide Iran protests\u00a0in November over the sudden fuel price\u00a0hike, then the\u00a0elimination of\u00a0the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Quds Force commander\u00a0on January 3,\u00a0the IRGC\u2019s downing of a Ukrainian\u00a0passenger jet and the subsequent protests by students\u00a0against the regime\u00a0and\u00a0finally,\u00a0Europe, the most dedicated party to the\u00a0nuclear agreement with the regime,\u00a0\u00a0triggering the dispute mechanism over the regime\u2019s non-compliance and\u00a0continuous\u00a0breach of the its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zarif: Soleimani and I have great cooperation and meet every week<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zm1tzt5X6S\">https:\/\/t.co\/zm1tzt5X6S<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCTerrorists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCTerrorists<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r9p8NWF3f1\">pic.twitter.com\/r9p8NWF3f1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1168810881112838144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>A reminder<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to recall Zarif\u2019s position in defending\u00a0the now-dead terror master of the regime and\u00a0his\u00a0active role in providing diplomatic cover for Soleimani\u2019s terrorists, like the so-called diplomat\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/25030-khamenei-rouhani-ordered-bomb-attach-against-free-iran-2018-gathering-in-paris\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assadollah\u00a0Assadi<\/a>, who was arrested in\u00a0July\u00a02018 for attempting to bomb the annual \u201cFree Iran\u201d gathering in France, held by the National Council of Resistance of Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Belgium Extends Sentence for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;ian Regime Terrorist Involved in Plot Against Opposition Conference<br \/>According to Belga news agency, the verdict was given by the first branch of Antwerp\u2019s criminal court. The verdict underlines that Assadollah Assadi, an Iranian regime&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u79YaJdjM5\">pic.twitter.com\/u79YaJdjM5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1088161096735825920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26602-mullahs-foreign-minister-threatens-iranian-protesters-in-stockholm-to-death\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zarif\u00a0<\/a>now speaks of\u00a0negotiations and\u00a0forgoes the elimination of Soleimani. Yet\u00a0after\u00a0Soleimani\u2019s\u00a0death,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26643-zarif-soleimani-and-i-have-great-cooperation-and-meet-every-week\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zarif\u00a0<\/a>was among the first\u00a0regime officials\u00a0who mourned\u00a0the\u00a0eliminated vicious criminal. He\u00a0wrote on Twitter:\u00a0\u201cThe US\u2019s act of international terrorism, targeting &amp; assassinating General Soleimani- the most effective force fighting Daesh\u202fAl Qaeda et al- is extremely dangerous &amp; a foolish escalation. The US bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommander Soleimani and I never felt we have any differences. We have been working together closely for over 20 years,\u201d\u00a0Zarif told\u00a0the state-run daily\u00a0Entekhab\u00a0on September 1, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>On November 5, 2018, Zarif told the regime\u2019s Parliament: \u201cWe are not a system that operates on its own\u2026 How can we do anything in this country without reporting it? It is not as though we have sought to do anything contrary to the wishes of His Eminence the [Supreme] Leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Javad Zarif, Iran regime&#39;s FM, threatened Iranian protesters in Stockholm to death, brazenly boasting that the regime\u2019s agents &amp; operatives would not let them live for a minute &amp; eat them alive<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VbQsCKkju0\">https:\/\/t.co\/VbQsCKkju0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ban_Zarif?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ban_Zarif<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoImpunity4Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoImpunity4Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zarif_inte_vaelkommen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zarif_inte_vaelkommen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1164542532686176257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This once again confirms\u00a0the regime\u2019s absolute deadlock and\u00a0demonstrates how the supreme leader has lost his power in unifying the regime\u00a0and his desperation in choosing a way to\u00a0resolve\u00a0the\u00a0regime\u2019s\u00a0increasing crises.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0a nutshell,\u00a0Zarif and the faction he represents\u00a0are not\u00a0looking for peace, they are desperate to find a solution\u00a0to\u00a0the regime\u2019s crises.\u00a0\u00a0This infighting only weakens the regime in its\u00a0entirety, paving the way for more\u00a0anti-regime\u00a0protests.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gobadi<\/a>:\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zarif?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zarif<\/a> &amp;all of\u00a0the officials of the regime must b held accountable for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a>.Any invitation to these criminals amounts to complicity in the crimes perpetrated by this regime. The mullahs\u2019 regime must b banished by the intl community.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/daehq6LTte\">pic.twitter.com\/daehq6LTte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1201964684393496576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The people of Iran however have clearly ruled out these solutions by chanting \u201cdown with\u00a0the\u00a0dictator\u201d and \u201cReformist, Hardliner, the game is over.\u201d The Iranian people\u2019s nationwide uprising\u00a0has\u00a0demonstrated their will to overthrow this dictatorship\u00a0in its entirety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 24, the Iranian&nbsp;regime&rsquo;s foreign Minister Mohammad&nbsp;Javad&nbsp;Zarif&nbsp;told&nbsp;Germany&rsquo;s Der Spiegel that the regime &ldquo;won&rsquo;t rule out negotiations with Washington, even after General Qassem Soleimani&rsquo;s assassination, if the U.S. changes course [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":212327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[178],"class_list":{"0":"post-212326","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-a-world","8":"tag-save"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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