Biden Administration Appoints Former Obama Foreign Policy Expert Robert Malley Who Was Part Of The Negotiating Team For The Iran Nuclear Deal

 

CNN: Biden taps Iran envoy to face challenges of confronting both Tehran and polarized views at home 

Washington (CNN)The Biden administration has tapped Robert Malley, a progressive foreign policy expert who served on the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal, as its new top envoy for Iran. 

In a harbinger of the fight the administration is likely to face over Iran, Malley's appointment was preceded by attacks from conservative lawmakers and Iran hawks. 

A contingent of progressive think tankers and NGO officials and government alumni released a statement in support of Malley in response to the criticism. 

State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that on Iran, Secretary of State Antony Blinken "is building a dedicated team, drawing from clear-eyed experts with a diversity of views." 

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WNU Editor: More evidence that the Biden administration wants an Iran deal. 

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