Iranian Diplomat Balanced Tehran Camps

“It’s clear [Mr. Zarif] is operating within a political system that is quite complicated and there are some very powerful opponents to what he’s trying to achieve,” said Suzanne DiMaggio director of the think tank Iran Initiative at New America. Ms. DiMaggio has come in contact with Mr. Zarif often in the past 15 years in efforts to improve U.S. ties with his country.