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Jake Sullivan says President Joe Biden is Prepared for Iran Talks

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Jennie Miller

On Sunday, the White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the US has started to communicate with Tehran regarding Americans who are being held hostage in Iran. He said US President Biden is prepared to discuss with the Iranians about constraints on their nuclear program. Sullivan called the detention of Americans in Iran a complete and utter outrage and humanitarian catastrophe. He said the release of those hostages will be a top priority for the Biden administration. Sullivan said, “We have begun to communicate with the Iranians on this issue, yes, and we will continue to do so as we go forward. And our strong message to the Iranians will be that we will not accept a long-term proposition where they continue to hold Americans in an unjust and unlawful manner”.

Point to be noted that the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with the families of Americans being held hostage or are wrongfully detained abroad and at least 4 Americans with dual citizenship are imprisoned in Iran. The Biden administration took a significant step on Thursday, toward restoring the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Former President Donald Trump withdrew the US from Iran’s nuclear deal in 2018. Biden vowed during the presidential campaign to rejoin the agreement, which aims to limit Iran’s nuclear program. Sullivan said President Biden is determined to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Sullivan said, “And so he’s prepared to go to the table to talk to the Iranians about how we get strict constraints back on their nuclear program”.

Sullivan added, “That offer still stands because we believe diplomacy is the best way to do it. Iran has not yet responded. But what’s happened as a result is that the script has been flipped. It is Iran that is isolated now diplomatically, not the United States. And the ball is in their court”. He also discussed the sweeping SolarWinds hack, in which network management software used by the US government and the private sector was breached. At least 100 private-sector companies and 9 federal agencies were compromised. Neuberger said Russia is likely behind the cyber intrusion. Sullivan said the White House has asked the intelligence community to do more work to sharpen the attribution made by the Trump administration, including how the hack occurred, the extent of the damage, and the scope and scale of the breach.

Source: http://www.vindulacms.com/jake-sullivan-says-president-joe-biden-is-prepared-for-iran-talks/

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