The story: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has emphasized again that he will not run in Iran’s June presidential elections. On Feb. 17, Zarif also commented that a list published on social networks with the names of his likely cabinet members is fake. At the same time, two major Reformist parties have expressed that they will likely support Zarif if he runs for office.

The coverage: Iranian hardliners are assuming that Reformists have invested heavily in the country’s chief diplomat as a reform-minded presidential candidate...