(FILES) - A file picture taken on December 7, 2014 shows Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif holding a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari (unseen) in Tehran ahead of a conference with their Syrian counterpart on combating extremism. Zarif was backed in a hastily convened vote on January 6, 2015 over his handling of long-running nuclear talks, after he was heavily criticised in a stormy parliamentary session. AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE