TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s explanation about his recent remarks regarding money laundering sounded convincing to members of the parliamentary Hope faction, MP Jalal Mirzaee said on Sunday.

Mirzaee made the remarks after a meeting between members of the Hope faction and the foreign minister earlier in the day, IRNA reported.

The lawmaker further said the latest developments in the region and the Foreign Ministry’s measures were also discussed in the meeting.

Issues relating to Iraq, Yemen and Syria were brought up and the Foreign Ministry’s policies with regard to these issues were explained, he added

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