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2024-03-17
[IsraelTimes] Iran reportedly pushed US to broker Gaza ceasefire during secret talks in Oman

During recent indirect talks, Iran asked the Biden administration to bring about a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war while the US pressed Tehran to curb attacks by its proxies, according to a New York Times report published Friday.
Back in the New York Times Building (the new offices, after they gqve up the old one as a cost savings measure), they’re frissoning up a storm.
The report offered further details on the January meeting in Oman between the Biden administration’s Middle East czar Brett McGurk and special envoy on Iran Abram Paley, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani, which was first reported by The Financial Times.

In addition to asking Iran to rein in attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and expressing concerns about its nuclear program, The New York Times said the American officials called for Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria to stop targeting US forces.

Citing US and Iranian officials, the report said Kani in turn relayed an Iranian request for the US to broker a ceasefire in Gaza, without specifying whether this meant a temporary truce or a permanent end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Iran is a key sponsor of the Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group, and its leaders praised the October 7 onslaught that triggered the ongoing war.

Two Iranian officials were quoted saying that the Islamic Republic continued to deny it controls the activities of its proxies, in particular the Houthis, but said it could influence them to bring attacks to a complete stop only after a ceasefire is reached.
Posted by:Grom the Reflective

#3  ^thats an idea worth pursuing.
Posted by: irish rage boy   2024-03-17 09:10  

#2  Set up factories in India, sell the surplus to America?
Posted by: trailing wife   2024-03-17 03:10  

#1  US slow-rolling military aid amid Gaza crisis, Israeli official claims
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-03-17 02:22  

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