There’s dissension in the ranks of the Biden administration over the Iran nuclear deal, a deal that only protects Iran’s interests.
The Iranian regime has proved itself to be unreliable, as it continued to build a nuclear bomb despite its lies to the world. Only the toughness of the Trump administration kept Iran somewhat in line. Now it continues to be emboldened, expanding its aid to its proxies.
“Senior US envoy for Iran leaves role negotiating nuclear talks with Tehran,” by Joseph Choi, The Hill, January 24, 2022:
Richard Nephew, the deputy special envoy for Iran, left his post as part of the U.S. team negotiating Iran’s return to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
A State Department official confirmed to Reuters on Monday that Nephew was no longer part of the U.S.’s negotiating team, but he will remain a State Department employee. The official did not provide a reason for Nephew’s resignation but noted that such a move was “very common” after a year in the administration.
The Hill has reached out to the State Department for further comment.
Earlier on Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Nephew had resigned due to a difference of opinion on how to approach the negotiations with Iran, reportedly advocating for a tougher posture in negotiations. The U.S. has yet to directly engage in negotiations, participating through European allies.
Administration officials told the Journal that two other members of the negotiating team had decided to step back from engaging in talks due to sharing in Nephew’s opinion of having a tougher approach….
Kenneth J Johnson says
WELL,WELL, WEL,L,. Ken
Keith O says
Speaks volumes when Sleazy Joe is getting people from the state department to pull the pin from high paying positions by his lack of balls on the Iranian problem.
Infidel says
They quit? Why how tough was is to say, “Yeah Iran, you can have all the nukes you want”?
Mike says
Iran needs a spanking that will last 100 years
gravenimage says
Three American Iran Nuke Deal negotiators quit talks over weak stance of Biden administration
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*No* American should support this cringing appeasement of the Mullahs.
OLD GUY says
You know I’am pretty sure that the American military could drop a few bunker buster bombs on Irans nuclear facilities and its leadership to cure this problem once and for all. Sadly our diplomats usually fail to negotiate anything other than to give our tax dollars to these criminal regimes, with no results. If you have the big stick sometimes you have to use it without restrictions to collateral damage. If the people of Iran can’t or won’t do something about their leaders putting them at risk, it’s not our responsibility to protect those who live and work around these facilities or leaders. When and if the Iranian leaders choose to nuke Washington, DC. they are not going to be concerned one little bit about the women and children they kill. War is the destruction of your enemy until they surrender and disarm.