Kerry quietly seeking to salvage Iran deal he helped craft

[alp227]

Source: Boston Globe

WASHINGTON — John Kerry’s bid to save one of his most significant accomplishments as secretary of state took him to New York on a Sunday afternoon two weeks ago, where, more than a year after he left office, he engaged in some unusual shadow diplomacy with a top-ranking Iranian official.

He sat down at the United Nations with Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to discuss ways of preserving the pact limiting Iran’s nuclear weapons program. It was the second time in about two months that the two had met to strategize over salvaging a deal they spent years negotiating during the Obama administration, according to a person briefed on the meetings.

With the Iran deal facing its gravest threat since it was signed in 2015, Kerry has been on an aggressive yet stealthy mission to preserve it, using his deep lists of contacts gleaned during his time as the top US diplomat to try to apply pressure on the Trump administration from the outside. President Trump, who has consistently criticized the pact and campaigned in 2016 on scuttling it, faces a May 12 deadline to decide whether to continue abiding by its terms.

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[karynnj]

1. I wish him well because it is beyond foolish to destroy this agreement

However, this is a decision that Trump can make on his own. If Trump tears the agreement up, he will make war more likely. I would guess that Kerry, as always, is choosing to do all he can to make the world less violent -- even when he has only his own arguments and no power.

In some ways, I wish the cable stations spent even 5 minutes on this to every hour spent on Stormy Daniels.

Oddly, I wonder if anyone on his team, who has concern about this, might try to use the chance of a Nobel for the Korean being far less likely if he also tears up the Iran deal.

[Turbineguy]

2. That explains why trump

went off on him today.

[TeamPooka]

4. yup

i was wondering where it came from.
Kerry's going to make him look bad

[karynnj]

5. He has been going after Kerry even during the campaign on the Iran deal and other things

What is surprising is that he opted to make fun of his bike skills - when Kerry is by the far the more fit and even was on 3 or 4 sports teams with Mueller in high school. What next - making fun of Kerry's hair?

I noticed that Kerry's former chief of staff, in the Senate and the first two years as SoS, David Wade responded - saying all that need be said.

Link to tweet

[FailureToCommunicate]

3. Godspeed John kerry. This deal is far too important to let the Orange Mussolini ruin.

[mountain grammy]

6. Thank you John Kerry

For trying to save America from itself.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. +100!