Iran media and students attacked Mohammad Javad Zarif for gestureA tall-ranking official has not shaken hands with a US president in 30 yearsIran’s foreign minister has been accused of appeasing “the mighty Satan” after “accidentally” shaking hands with the US president,Barack Obama, in the corridors of the UN headquarters in New York.
Mohammad Javad Zarif, or the head of Iran’s diplomacy apparatus who played an instrumental role as the country’s chief nuclear negotiator in securing the landmark nuclear agreement this summer,shook hands with Obama on Monday on the sidelines of the UN general assembly.
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Source: theguardian.com