Secret U.S. - Iranian Negotiations Have Been Ongoing Since July 2012

Ex-Clinton Aide Secretly Met With Iranian Officials In Summer 2012 -- The Hill

Vice President Biden’s national security adviser met with Iranian officials as far back as the summer of 2012, a new report reveals.

Jake Sullivan secretly traveled to Oman in July 2012 to meet with Iranian officials, The Associated Press reported Tuesday. This would mark one of the earliest in-person meetings the U.S. held with Iran in recent years.

Sullivan joined the State Department in 2009 and served under then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as deputy chief of staff for policy.

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Update: Former State Department Adviser Jake Sullivan Reemerges As Iran Policy Player -- AP

My Comment: I am amazed that the White House was able to keep these talks secret for this long.