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Stephanopoulos Presses Rubio on Who the U.S. Is Negotiating With in Iran

Rubio says unnamed Iranian figures are in private contact.

Overview

  • ABC's George Stephanopoulos pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to identify the "new, more reasonable regime" that President Trump says is in talks with the U.S.
  • Rubio said some figures inside Iran are saying the right things in private and pledged to "test" whether they can follow through.
  • He called Iran's leaders "lunatics" and said the operation aims to destroy Iran's air force, navy, missiles, and factories within weeks.
  • Trump had claimed "regime change" after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes killed top Iranian leaders and said those now in charge were agreeing to his 15-point peace plan.
  • Iranian authorities rejected reports of negotiations as unrealistic.