Ben Meiselas
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Appearances Over Time
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And you would like J.D.
Vance in the U.S.
there wanting to get photos with Iran.
And Iran was like, look, we'll negotiate with you behind the scenes, but no photo ops, please.
no photo ops, and Iran was using that to their advantage for their audience at home and to the Middle East to project strength against the United States, previously the world's superpower.
Then you have Iran's foreign minister who talks about the negotiating plan, and the negotiating plan for Iran was simple.
We're focused on Article 13 today.
Article 13 says that before we get to a final deal, the U.S.
must basically prove itself by ensuring that Article 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11 are complied with.
Trump has to pass these tests, and these tests involve removing all of the sanctions against Iran, making sure Israel leaves Lebanon, not threatening us.
removing the blockade.
So Iran's like, these things need to happen first, prove yourself, and then we'll get to the point where we'll talk about the nuclear file.
But when Iran says we'll talk about the nuclear file, what they're referring to is just down blending, diluting, still enriching, but basically what the JCPOA had.
So, you know, you have late at night going into the early hours of the morning.
You see Iran's delegation in this hotel in Switzerland.
You have J.D.
Vance, Al Thani, and Jared Kushner.
I mean, they look like...
as a lawyer.
This reminds me of a scene when I was working as a third-year associate at a law firm.