The world has become a much more dangerous place since Monday, when Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister – and the diplomatic architect of the Iran Nuclear Agreement – suddenly resigned after an internal political struggle. He was quoted in an interview with the Jomhoori Eslami newspaper as saying: “A deadly poison for foreign policy is that it becomes the subject of factionalism and parties’ quarrel.” He also reportedly complained about constant attempts to undermine him as he negotiated the 2015 nuclear deal with the West. “We were more worried by the daggers that were struck from behind than the negotiations,” he said. “The other side never managed to wear me down but internal pressure wore me down both during and after the talks.” This was followed within 24 hours by the very quick escalation of the India-Pakistan military conflict in Kashmir and border areas with Pakistan, reaching the chilling possibility of a catastrophic nuclear exchange, leading to the terrifying headline this morning:
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