DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A recording of Iran’s foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the limits of power within the Islamic Republic has leaked out publicly. It’s providing a rare look inside the country’s theocracy. The release of the comments by the minister set off a firestorm within the Islamic Republic. In Iran, officials carefully mind their words amid a cut-throat political environment that includes the powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard that’s ultimately overseen by the country’s supreme leader. The foreign minister has been suggested as a possible candidate for Iran’s June 18 presidential election as well. The leak also comes amid talks in Vienna about Iran’s tattered nuclear deal.
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
