* Foreign Minister called
Holocaust a "horrifying tragedy" *
Zarif questioned in
parliament by hardline conservatives * Former leader's
stance damaged
Iran's image abroad * Reformist President Rouhani seeking to mend ties By Mehrdad Balali DUBAI, May 6 (Reuters) -
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
Zarif survived a censure vote in
parliament on Tuesday for his refusal to deny the Holocaust, in the latest battle with hardliners trying to undermine President Hassan Rouhani's overtures to the West. Zarif, who is
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, caused uproar among hardline conservatives in Iran when he called the
Holocaust a "horrifying tragedy" in an interview with a German television station earlier this year.
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