In a Congressional hearing, former US Secretary of State John Kerry denied he has ever passed on any sensitive information to Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
The intelligence organization of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) is involved in the probe into the leak of the audio tape of an interview with Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
Mohammad Javad Zarif did not attend a parliament session that was meant to probe into the controversy surrounding his leaked interview broadcast by Iran International TV on 25 April.
The representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in the Revolutionary Guard has riticized leaked remarks by foreign minister Javad Zarif criticizing Qasem Soleimani.
Hardliners in Iran have stepped up their attacks of foreign minister Javad Zarif for his leaked remarks following harsh criticism by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called forieng minister Javad Zarif's remarks in a leaked audio recording "a big error" that was regrettable and surprising".
The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif has not returned home yet. Late Saturday he published an Instagram post in which he apologized to Ghasem Soleimani's family.
The spokesman of Hassan Rouhani has accused Iran International of waging a "psychological war against the people of Iran," for publishing audio file of foreign minister Javad Zarif.
Iran's leader Ali Khamenei will address the nation on May 2, as a political storm triggered by foreign minister Javad Zarif's leaked tape has gathered steam.
Iranian lawmakers want to pass a motion to sue President Hassan Rouhani and foreign minister Javad Zarif for an audio recording leaked out to the media.