Who Bears Responsibility for the Instability in the Middle East?

By Veronique Parker

Published 7 years ago on

July 19, 2017

Many Americans perceive Iran as being an adversarial force in the Middle East. In this interview with Fareed Zakaria, Iran’s foreign minister provides an outlook not often seen in Western media. Our democracy is strengthened by healthy debate and acknowledging views we may not agree with.
This interview, originally aired on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS on July 16, 2017, Javad Zarif discusses Iran’s role in the Middle East hotspots and the struggles between Iran and the U.S.’s allies.
Click here to watch the full interview.

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