A hardline Iranian lawmaker said Iran's top diplomat has solicited domestic opposition to his nuclear negotiating team in order to boost the Islamic Republic's bargaining power with the United States.
Hamid Rasaei said he was asked by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to criticize the Foreign Ministry's performance.
"Araghchi asked us for some criticism, some pressure ... Common sense says that as a member of parliament, I should use criticism to strengthen his bargaining power," he told the Hamshahri newspaper.
"For example, we say the negotiators must never bring enrichment below 60%, so that when he goes to the negotiating table, he can tell them: "No matter what you say, we can't comply because the representatives of the people in parliament won't allow us."
