Zarif: No one told me not to run in the elections.
Zarif: I don’t know how to walk a tightrope, and while I believe in give-and-take, I don’t believe in tightrope walking. I have principles and I believe I can’t work with these principles.
The feasible task in our country is the reform of thought. Until thought reform takes place, demagoguery and hero-worship will prevail. With hero-worship, the country cannot be reformed.
In response to the question of whether the nuclear deal would have been better preserved if he wanted to become president, Zarif said: I don’t think so. Just the idea that Zarif wanted to become president led to the parliament passing the strategic action law.
I believed my historical duty was to complete the nuclear deal. In this path, I showed some flexibility. My duty was to grow a full beard instead of a goatee. My preference was to keep a goatee, but I said I would grow a full beard to get the job done.
