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Ayatollah Khamenei is lone nuclear holdout after Kim’s invitation to Trump |
2018-03-10 |
[DEBKA - so SALT]![]() The first reference to this could be found between the lines of the message Trump posted on Twitter early Friday, March 9, after he accepted the invitation delivered from Kim by South Korean officials: “Kim Jong Un talked about denuclearization with the South Korean Representatives, not just a freeze. Also, no missile testing by North Korea during this period of time. Great progress being made but sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached. Meeting being planned!” The content of the Trump tweet closely followed the outline of the proposal delivered by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian this week to Tehran, on behalf of Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Trump, DEBKAfile’s sources report. It was brushed off within 24 hours by senior Revolutionary Guards generals and regime officials. As one of them tellingly put it: “European countries come to Tehran and say we want to negotiate with Iran over its presence in the region. It is none of your business. It is our region. Why are you here?” While this response was brazen enough, it interestingly omitted mention of nuclear arms and ballistic missiles. |
Posted by:3dc |
#1 It is waaay to early to talk like there's a deal on de-nuclearization in the works. It sounds like China left a horse's head in Kim's bed, with a warning to calm things down before Japan and South Korea build their own nukes and delivery systems. |
Posted by: ed in texas 2018-03-10 10:25 |