Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

Iran’s Javad Zarif Closed Deal With Big Smile — and Tough Bargaining

It is hard to picture Iran’s nuclear talks with world powers without the beaming face of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who, in reaching a deal, has shown the power of what Iranians call his ‘smile diplomacy’. The 55-year old career diplomat led Iran’s negotiating team in concluding a deal with world powers in Vienna…