The citizens of Iran had great hope when they heard that the six foreign ministers from the P5+1 countries would be meeting in Geneva to discuss Iran’s nuclear program, and then on Friday, when Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif indicated that a deal was being drafted. However, the deal fell through – due to unknown circumstances – and the people are desperately looking for answers, and for someone to blame.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is receiving a lot of the criticism from Iranians, as he recently commented that he would not support a “sucker’s deal” with Iran. Fabius also mentioned on a French radio station: “It is necessary to take fully into account Israel’s security concerns.” Now many people in Iran are assigning sole blame to Fabius, and they are taking to social media to voice their opinions. “I was always respectful of people who come from France. But you have already spoiled it for me. Can you make it clear for us whether you are Foreign Minister of France or Israel?,” Mohammad Reza Ghasemi wrote.
Iran’s Foreign Minister has specifically singled out France, but has alluded to tension with one member of the P5+1. “The possibility of reaching an agreement with the P5 +1 existed but it was necessary for everyone to be on the same path, and you heard from public remarks from the ministers that one of the delegations had some problems,” Zarif wrote on Facebook.
