The Daily Beast
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff failed to understand key information about Iran’s nuclear capabilities just as the Middle East conflict was breaking out, according to a report. Witkoff, a former real estate mogul with no prior experience in diplomacy, led the U.S. delegation in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear deal in Geneva in the weeks before the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against Tehran. When the talks broke down and war erupted on Feb. 28, Witkoff briefed reporters on Iran’s nuclear program and did so again days later on March 3. One expert who reviewed Witkoff’s remarks suggested to Reuters that Trump’s longtime golf buddy showed “technical incompetence” in his statements, misread Iran’s proposals, and vastly inflated the country’s threat. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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