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U.S. Ambassador Acknowledges Iran Talks With Officials Who Would Not Pass FBI Check
Mike Waltz said the Trump administration is pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran despite knowing the character of the officials involved. Talks between Vice President J.D. Vance and Iranian counterparts began at a Swiss resort with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Sunday that senior Iranian officials would not pass an FBI background check, yet the Trump administration is pursuing a nuclear agreement with them. ” Waltz stated the administration knows “the type of people that we’re dealing with,” pointing to Iran’s deadly crackdown on protesters and its incarceration of Americans.
He added that any deal would rest on verification rather than trust and would include threats of military force. D. Vance opened talks with Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi.
The meetings took place at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar also participated in the negotiations. Waltz said the administration is “laser focused” on reaching a nuclear deal and described the approach as pragmatic.
