Posted on 05/30/2023 7:25:05 PM PDT by Nextrush
Officials say Biden's Middle East adviser visited Oman this month to discuss possible diplomatic outreach to Iran regarding its nuclear program
Brett McGurk, US President Joe Biden's senior Middle East advisor, took a low-profile trip to Oman earlier this month for talks with Omani officials on possible diplomatic outreach to Iran regarding its nuclear program, five US, Israeli and European officials told Barak Ravid of Axios on Tuesday.
According to the report, McGurk traveled to Muscat on May 8 after a trip to Saudi Arabia with national security adviser Jake Sullivan and a visit to Israel to brief Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the US talks in Riyadh.
The Muscat visit wasn't made public by either the US or Oman. The officials said the main issue that was discussed was a new diplomatic push over Iran's nuclear program with Omani mediation.
"The Omanis are holding proximity talks between the US and Iran," a senior Israeli official told Axios, using diplomatic jargon for negotiations done through an agreed upon third party without a face-to-face meeting.
Three senior Israeli officials claimed the White House is exploring through the Omani government whether the Iranians are open to taking steps that would put some limits on their nuclear program and de-escalate the regional situation and what they would want in return.
"The Americans want a time out," one of the senior Israeli officials told Axios...
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
They want to kiss Iran's ring hoping to quiet things down so winning the war against Russia using Ukraine can go forward.
With Biden’s currency devaluation, the Iranians will demand two pallets of cash.
Let’s see whack a molie, whack Iran and you get a double header. Russias support is gone as is the threat to Israel.
How much (Obama style) cash?
Democrat elitists love Iran — probably because they hope for Iran to nuke Israel.
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