Javad Zarif
Iran
Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran for Strategic Affairs
government
Mohammad Javad Zarif is an Iranian career diplomat and academic. He served as the vice president for strategic affairs from August 2024 to March 2025. He was the foreign minister of Iran from 2013 until 2021 in the government of Hassan Rouhani.
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Sep 5, 2026
Center
Not directly in article, but as former foreign minister, his views on diplomacy contrast with current hardline stance.
Pragmatists look to Zarif for a realistic path out of isolation, criticizing his marginalization by hardliners.
Aug 1, 2026
Far Right
The Vice President for Strategic Affairs steps back from day-to-day policy disputes after constitutional criticism over his foreign background.
Principlists view his minimal role as a victory, denouncing his past image as the face of fawning diplomacy.