Over a month to Iran’s presidential vote, Zarif not yet engaging with Reformist bloc Monday, 10 May 2021 8:43 AM
[ Last Update: Monday, 10 May 2021 11:15 AM ] (L-R) Iranian Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri, former Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (photo by Fars news agency)
Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, has not yet engaged with the Reformist bloc that hopes to field him as its top candidate in the June 18 presidential election, a spokeswoman for the group says, increasing the likelihood of a Reformist run without him.
Speaking with ILNA on Sunday (May 9), the spokeswoman for Iran’s Reform Front, Azar Mansouri, said 11 of the 14 individuals whose names appeared on the “final” list of potential Reformist candidates had until then submitted their prospective presidential agendas to the General Assembly of the Front and responde