U.S. has started to talk with Iran about detained Americans, Biden national security advisor says

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Tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated following former President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the landmark nuclear agreement.

"We have begun to communicate with the Iranians on this issue, yes. And we will continue to do so as we go forward," White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said of the five known detained American.

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing on February 4, 2021, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC.WASHINGTON – White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the United States has started speaking with Iran over detained Americans.

"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," he told CBS on its "Face the Nation" program, adding "It will be a significant priority of this administration to get those Americans safely back home."

Sullivan said that President Joe Biden remains intent on preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and believes the best way to do that is through "clear-eyed diplomacy."

 

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Biden’s in bed with Iran. you think Biden will send a money loaded plane to them like his hero Obama did

Why does (the West) not support the independence forces in the occupied Al-Ahwaz kingdom, the people of Baluchistan and the Kurdish countries, which are fighting for their independence from the criminal Iranian mullahs ? Can we say the West is an ally of the mullah?.

That's one way to force President Biden back to the table without conditions...

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