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September 20, 2018

By Meeting with His Former Iranian Counterpart, John Kerry Undermined U.S. Policy and Encouraged Terror and Repression

Shadow diplomacy.

In his recently published memoir, John Kerry mentions having met “three or four times” with the Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif after his own term as secretary of state had ended. The purpose of these meetings was to reassure Zarif that the Trump administration will not last forever, and that Tehran should hold onto the nuclear deal until a more favorable government comes to Washington and relaxes the renewed sanctions on Iran. Noah Rothman comments:

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