The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Arjechi, on allegations of rifts within the leadership: "I can tell you, as someone who participates in private meetings, that there is a consensus between all of us: the government, the parliament, the Supreme National Security Council and the armed forces. "Officials argue with each other in meetings. Once a decision is made, everyone backs it up and works to carry it out. Arjechi accused Washington of misreading the Islamic Republic, the Iranian people, Iranian officials and the Iranian ruling system. "They imagine that there are divisions between people. This is definitely a false assumption. "Iran's chief negotiator is still Dr. Halibaf, and Mohsen Razai fully supports him.