Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday the leak of an audio recording of his foreign minister sought to sow domestic "discord" during talks aimed at reviving a nuclear deal.
The controversial comments by top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif, in which he said the military was too influential in diplomacy, were leaked as Iran and world powers are engaged in talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord.
"Stealing a document, a tape, it is something that has to be investigated," Rouhani told a cabinet meeting in televised remarks. "Why (was it leaked) at this time? In my opinion, this tape ... could have been published a week ago as well."