The story: In the outgoing Iranian cabinet’s final meeting, President Hassan Rouhani and his Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif have placed blame for US sanctions remaining in place on hardliners at home. Meanwhile, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has described Rouhani’s engagement with the US and the 2015 nuclear deal as a “lesson for the future” and possibly the new administration led by conservative Ebrahim Raisi.

The coverage: In the last meeting of Rouhani’s Reformist-backed administration on Aug. 1, the president stated...