The public confrontation between Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former foreign minister, and Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s top diplomat, has reopened one of the most contentious chapters in Iran’s modern foreign policy. Their dispute over who created the “snapback” mechanism in the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) has evolved beyond a technical argument—it has become a symbolic battle over history, loyalty, and Iran’s place in a transformed world order.
Zarif and Lavrov: A Clash of Eras in Iran’s…
The public confrontation between Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former foreign minister, and Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s top diplomat, has reopened one of the most contentious chapters in Iran’s modern foreign policy. Their dispute over who created the “snapback” mechanism in the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) has evolved beyond a technical argument—it has become a symbolic battle over history, loyalty, and Iran’s place in a transformed world order.