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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Top Iranian Negotiator ‘Frequently Shouts’ at Kerry, Western Officials

Zarif screams so loud bodyguards have entered the room, Iranian diplomat claims

VIENNA—
Iran’s foreign minister and lead negotiator in nuclear talks is known to frequently scream and shout at Western diplomats, including Secretary of State John Kerry, a practice that has caused alarm among bodyguards stationed outside the negotiating room, according to a member of the Iranian diplomatic team who spoke to the Farsi-language press.

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif—who is scheduled to hold one-on-one talks with Kerry this evening in Vienna—”frequently shouts at Western diplomats” in such a forceful manner that bodyguards have hurriedly entered the negotiation room on occasion worried that an incident might occur, according to one Iranian diplomat involved in negotiations who spoke anonymously with the Iranian press earlier this week.

On one occasion, Zarif’s shouts were so loud that a member of the Iranian delegation entered the negotiation room to check on the players, according to the report, which was independently translated for the Free Beacon.

Upon entering, the Iranian official was informed by European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton, a chief western negotiator, that Zarif was just shouting and she had gotten used to it, according to an independent translation of the report.

The report of Zarif’s aggressive behavior is consistent with previous reports claiming that Iranian negotiators tend to treat their Western counterparts—particularly the Americans—with scorn.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

John Kerry is a FOOL on a FOOL'S errand!

Anonymous said...

Another batch of ANIMALS bent on destroying our and our friends way of living.

If they continue to want a nuclear program, we should present them with a half dozen nuclear warheads...from the sky. If memory serves me correctly from history, our gift to Japan chilled them out nicely!

Anonymous said...


We could pay down a big chunk of the national debt just by selling tickets allowing people to yell and scream at John Kerry.

Doofus then and doofus now is an accurate description of him.

Anonymous said...

According to another news story the Iranians are saying it is obvious the Americans have surrendered.

We are getting weaker and weaker.

Nuclear talks and Central Banks:

Extend and pretend!