"Wanna know why those with proven record of detesting diplomacy are suddenly interested in talks? Just read @AmbJohnBolton's 2017, recipe for destroying the #JCPOA," Zarif wrote, adding a link to a 2017, article written by Bolton in the National Review. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, is the landmark 2015, nuclear deal Iran signed with world powers.

"Iran never left the negotiation table. #B_Team dragged the US out, while plotting for war," Zarif added.

Zarif has in the past said that a "B-team" including Bolton, an ardent Iran hawk, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, could goad Trump into a conflict with Tehran.