Rubio Undermines Vance Deal?
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What actions is Marco Rubio taking to undermine the MOU with Iran?
Marco Rubio is rushing to the Middle East to try to sabotage the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. Rubio refused to show up at the Switzerland technical talks following the memorandum of understanding because he didn't want to be associated with the document. After progress was made in Switzerland, Rubio was working behind the scenes with the neocons and war hawks who want to try to destroy the MOU. Now he's taking a trip to meet with the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait to try to undermine the MOU. Since he's traveled to the UAE, he's made numerous statements that directly contradict the wording of the MOU. And he's doing that to try to incite Iran and to try to be provocative to cause breaches of the Memorandum of Understanding.
Let's talk about what went down.
Why did Rubio refuse to attend the Switzerland technical talks?
As I'm sure you know by now, Marco Rubio, refused to participate in the technical talks in Switzerland. That is quite literally the job description of the Secretary of State to attend talks like this. Iran's foreign minister, Araghchi, was there. So was their lead negotiator, who's the head of their parliament, MB Ghalibaf. But Rubio showed division, right away within the US negotiating team, which is of course a sign of weakness when your Secretary of State basically protests even showing up in the first place. So he doesn't go to Switzerland. There appears to be some progress made in Switzerland. And a deconfliction cell, as it's called, is created in order to try to deconflict, to enforce the ceasefire in Lebanon as Netanyahu continued to attack within Lebanon, killing lots of innocent people.
And the Lebanon file, as they call it, pretty much got removed away from Rubio, Netanyahu, and Lebanon in that kind of structure. And it got moved towards Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, Lebanon, United States, working together as part of a de-confliction cell. And so Rubio viewed that also as, are you trying to take away the Lebanon file from me, JD Vance? No, I am going to be dealing with Lebanon. Well, You could have showed up at Switzerland if you wanted to and been involved in those talks, but you were trying to sabotage it then as well. So what Rubio's done, though, is he's announced that he's going to take a trip and he's on that trip right now to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain. You see the U.S.
Department of State post right here. Secretary Rubio's travel to the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain. June 23rd through June 25th. Here's how they describe it on the State Department website. Again, he couldn't be bothered with the Switzerland talks, but now he's going to meet with the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain. And it says, the Secretary will discuss a range of regional priorities including the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, efforts to secure full and free safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz, and the importance of peace and stability in the region.
What statements has Rubio made that contradict the MOU?
In Bahrain, the Secretary will also meet with the Gulf Cooperation Council to discuss shared priorities across the region. Now we know from reporting from MSNOW, New York Times, Washington Post, and others, that Rubio refused to show up and have any association with the Memorandum of Understanding and the technical talks. Here's how it's being described in this article from MSNOW. The choice of Vance, an anti-interventionist with limited high-level foreign policy experience, as the lead negotiator and defender of the 14-point interim Memorandum of Understanding, surprised some inside the White House in its orbit. One White House official who was granted anonymity to speak openly about internal dynamics said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, avoided becoming the face of the deal because he understood how unlikely it was to succeed.
Vance, by contrast, believes a triumphant deal with Iran is not out of reach, the official told MSNOW. I think that goes and tells you what low character Marco Rubio it is. I'm not trying to defend J.D. Vance here, but as the Secretary of State, you're supposed to be in talks like this.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What actions is Marco Rubio taking to undermine the MOU with Iran?
0:00–0:51
2
Why did Rubio refuse to attend the Switzerland technical talks?
0:51–3:10
3
What statements has Rubio made that contradict the MOU?
3:10–8:20
4
What are the implications of the deconfliction cell discussed in Switzerland?
8:20–13:00
5
How is Rubio's trip to the Middle East impacting U.S. diplomacy?
13:00–24:14
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