Most blistering I have heard Blinken himself be about last admin's decision to leave the JCPOA. And noticed in admin official talking points the last few days, they are very much connecting their decisionmaking now to the terrible outcomes of that decision
Blinken today, senior WH official in background two times in four days, senior state department official Friday,
We are where we are because of what I consider one of the worst decisions in US foreign policy in the last decade: Getting out of JCPOA...agreement that put Iran nuclear program in a box...we were promised a stronger deal..., instead, see just the opposite...Iran broken loose ...
Biden admin officials seem to be connecting their decisionmaking now to the terrible outcomes from Trump decision to leave JCPOA a) because it is true b) Israel having something of a debate about it too c) there really is not a superior military option than diplomatic agreement
d) to discredit the leave the deal advocates now pressing for military options
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🧵Jan. 6 comm to Jim Jordan: “We understand that you had at least one & possibly multiple communications with Pres. Trump on Jan. 6th. We would like to discuss each such communication with you in detail. & we also wish to inquire about any communications you had
“on January 5th or 6th with those in the Willard War Room, the Trump legal team, White House personnel or others involved in organizing or planning the actions and strategies for January 6th.” january6th.house.gov/sites/democrat…
“…you may also have info about meetings with WH officials & the then-President in Nov. & Dec. 2020, & early-Jan. 2021, about strategies for overturning the results of the 2020 election. We would also like to ask you about any discussions involving the possibility of
does anyone think this is a serious position?
“In recent weeks, Israel has also raised additional proposals. One of these is demanding that Tehran agree to refrain from nuclear research and development altogether.”
these seems more reasonable: “Israel is proposing a list of demands, including dismantling of all advanced centrifuges, converting uranium enriched to 60 percent after the U.S. withdrew from the agreement in 2018 back to 20 percent, & establishing stricter inspection mechanisms”
This, also, is the same lalaland thinking behind the (catastrophic) push to leave the deal that Iran is basically going to have economic collapse and surrender. “Instead of offering the lifting of sanctions on Iran as part of any future agreement, Israeli officials are calling on
is there a more tragic character on the morning show than the meteorologist.
there have been other tv dramas that wrote in the pandemic, but something about the morning show being about the news, and seeing history just two years ago when there are early signs, but they don’t know how big it is going to be, is really eerie.
the producer in wuhan and then quarantining in beijing who can’t get on the air
European powers to the Iran nuclear deal said as of now, they have still not been able to get down to real negotiations. “We are losing precious time dealing with new Iranian positions inconsistent with the JCPOA or that go beyond it.” diplomatic.substack.com/p/time-is-runn…
“Without swift progress, in light of Iran’s fast forwarding of its nuclear program, the JCPOA will very soon become an empty shell,” E3 diplomats. diplomatic.substack.com/p/time-is-runn…
some opacity at least for me at the Vienna talks so far with western side saying too soon to tell, but what is evident is Russia seems to be doing some serious heavy lifting to try to get enough that the parties agree to keep going.
Dec. 7: Putin Biden conferred on this on their call, both sides said fairly aligned on this
Dec. 7: Iran Dep FM/negotiator bagheri kani with Russia DepFM Ryabkov in Moscow
Dec. 9: Ulyanov said Iran agrees to work off June text with discussion of their points
dec. 11: Ryabkov says expect positive development
dec. 12 Ulyanov seems to reiterate the formula
Dec. 12: US team arrives in Vienna, Ulyanov shows p4+1 meeting with him
Dec. 13: Lavrov Iran FM call
🧵”the government is very close to showing that there was a plan — led at the Capitol by the Proud Boys, but seemingly coordinated closely with some members of the Oath Keepers. The plan entailed initiating a breach, surrounding the Capitol, opening up multiple additional fronts
“…and inciting the ‘normies’to do some of the worst violence and destruction, making the Capitol uninhabitable during the hours when Congress was supposed to be making Joe Biden President.”
“People complain that DOJ has been doing nothing… But this has been a central focus of DOJ’s effort: understanding how this plan worked, and then assembling enough evidence & cooperating witnesses to be able to lay out several intersecting conspiracies that will show