US Senate Democrat admits secretly meeting with Iran’s FM, after criticizing Republicans for doing the same
18 Feb, 2020 19:14 / Updated 18 hours ago
Democrat Senator Chris Murphy met in secret with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif last weekend. While discussion is preferable to escalation, Murphy has slated Republicans for attempting similar backchannel diplomacy before.
As world officials gathered in Germany last weekend for the annual Munich Security Conference, Murphy (D-Connecticut) sat down to a secret meeting in the hotel suite of Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, along with a group of his fellow Democratic lawmakers.
Murphy didn’t inform American media – or the public – about the meeting. Instead, the rendezvous was revealed by Federalist reporter Mollie Hemmingway on Monday.
https://www.rt.com/usa/481139-chris-murphy-iran-zarif-meeting/