During that visit, I was able to attend meetings with him and other top Iranian leaders, including Mohammad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister and, later, its chief negotiator in the negotiations in Vienna. I quickly saw that with these men at Iran’s helm, an agreement would be possible.
2013年8月，鲁哈尼邀请我参加他的就职典礼。在这次访问中，我得以出席与他和其他伊朗高层领导人的会晤，包括伊朗外交部长、后来在维也纳谈判中担任伊朗首席谈判员的扎里夫（Mohammad Zarif）。我很快意识到，有这些人担任伊朗领导人，协议将成为可能。