Rouhani defends Zarif, Soleimani as Iran roils over leaked audio
Iran’s president and speaker of parliament both defended assassinated Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani after critical comments by the foreign minister became public.
President Hassan Rouhani has finally made public comments about the audio file of his foreign minister speaking candidly regarding a number of significant domestic and foreign policy issues.
“These files were meant to be confidential,” Rouhani said today at a cabinet meeting, adding only some of the content was meant to be shared. He continued, “A theft has taken place and … the Intelligence Ministry has to use all of their abilities to find out how these files were stolen.”
