Zarif's Presence in Parliament to Report on the JCPOA

The Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, who visited Parliament on Sunday, provided a detailed report on the challenges and achievements of the nuclear agreement and the JCPOA. He mentioned that opponents of the JCPOA should consider what the state of Iran's economy would be now without the nuclear agreement. Mr. Zarif addressed the opponents of the nuclear agreement, stating that the improvement in conditions and achievements of the JCPOA has seemingly caused them to forget the situation before the JCPOA, and he is pleased about this. Following Zarif's report, Ahmad Salek, a hardline representative, accused the government of not adhering to the red lines set by the Supreme Leader during the nuclear negotiations. Another representative, Hassanali Hajideligani, called for transparency and accused the government of being unaware of the people's situation. In contrast, Mustafa Kaveh Kobian, another representative, told the opponents that they apparently do not want to see the achievements. Morteza Mahdavi Azad, a journalist and political analyst residing in Germany, commented on Zarif's presence in Parliament, noting that the atmosphere was very favorable, and Zarif confidently rebuked the hardliners. According to Mahdavi Azad, Zarif's main message was that Iran must fully benefit from the post-JCPOA conditions. At the end of Zarif's report on Sunday, Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Parliament, also raised several questions that Zarif addressed in the second part of his remarks. In this context, Zarif indicated that our areas of disagreement with global powers will remain.