NOURNEWS- White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan in a tough call with his Israeli counterpart last week expressed concern that Israel is leaking information to the press about indirect talks between the US and Iran.
Recent published press reports by mainstream media outlets about the indirect talks between Tehran and Washington, which have been confirmed by Iran, but, not officially by the Biden administration, generated criticism among congressional Republicans, who are demanding the Biden administration seek congressional review for any possible agreement with Iran.
The goal behind these unconfirmed talks is to reach an understanding on Iran's nuclear program and regional de-escalation in West Asia region.
The Zionist Regime’s national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, and Ron Dermer, Israel's minister for strategic affairs, met Sullivan at the White House in early June and were briefed in detail about the indirect talks.
After a while, most press reports about the talks began to surface in June, and Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of the Zionist Regime, told Israeli lawmakers in a classified Knesset hearing that the US was working on a “Mini-Agreement” about Iran’s nuclear program with this country.
In his call with Hanegbi last week, national security adviser of the US mentioned frustrations around Netanyahu's remarks, according to several reports.
Hanegbi told his American counterpart that Netanyahu must speak about the talks with Israeli lawmakers because he is being criticized by the opposition, according to an Israeli official. Hanegbi stressed, however, that the prime minister is limiting his public remarks about the issue as much as possible.
Do not forget, the Zionist Regime officially objects to any new agreement with Iran, but Netanyahu has not campaigned against any possible understandings between Tehran and Washington as he did during the negotiations of the 2015 nuclear deal which led to JCPOA.
Sullivan claimed during his call that a lot of the information in the press was inaccurate and didn’t reflect what was being discussed in the indirect talks with Iran. It's unclear what exactly in the reports the Biden administration sees as inaccurate.
The complaint about the alleged Israeli leaks was only one of the grievances Sullivan raised, according to several reports. National Security Advisor of the US also expressed deep concern about the Zionist regime’s decisions regarding the expansion of Zionists settlements in the occupied West Bank and violent attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians.
Sullivan’s concerns about the situation in the West Bank were included in the White House readout of the call, but his complaint about the alleged leaks on Iran was not mentioned in the statement.
It is unclear whether Iran and the US are close to agreeing on any understandings about regional de-escalation and Iran's nuclear program, but Nasser Kanani, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has said in his latest speech: Washington is trying to contact Iran by sending messages through mediator countries, he continued and said: Washington wants to negotiate with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The parties are also discussing separately a possible prisoner exchange deal that could take place in the context of these understandings, as it has been previously reported.
BY: Homayoun Barkhor
NOURNEWS