The wisdom from the former FM continues to astound all of us.  Maybe he  could be Iranian president.  Maybe he could be UN Sec Gen one day.   Now that I’m through with my sarcasim, I will remind our readers that his favorite line over the years is that we should all treat Iran with “respect.”  Well, if Iran would act as a standard, normal country, we would.  BTW, Zarif was the main Iranian negotiator for the JCPOA.  I wrote six op-eds against it.  The U.S. under Pres Trump backed out because of the threat the JCPOA posed.  Here is the today’s article, “Javad Zarif: Main threat to the Middle East is Israel, not Iran,” Al Jazeera, 12-28-25.

“Iran launches new satellites in show of defiance ahead of Netanyahu-Trump meeting,” JPost, 12-28-25.  And see “Iran Says It Launched 3 Satellites Into Space From Russia,” Moscow Times, 12-28-25.

“UN: Iran Must Stop Execution of 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman,” Center for Human Rights in Iran, 12-28-25.

“Tehran Bazaar Strikes as Dollar Hits 145,000 Tomans While Protests Continue Across Iran,” NCRI, 12-28-25.

“Bita Shafiei, young Iranian activist released on bail after six weeks in prison,” JPost, 12-28-25.