MS NOW's Rhodes: Don't Have to Like Iran to Find Them 'More Credible' on Account of Nuke Talks than Witkoff

On Saturday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Velshi,” MS NOW Political and National Security Analyst Ben Rhodes responded to claims from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that his mention of being able to make nuclear weapons during talks with the U.S. wasn’t a threat and was communicating a large concession by stating that “you don’t have to like Araghchi’s politics to think he’s a more credible voice on these issues” than U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff. After viewing video of Araghchi claiming that there was progress being made in talks and claiming his mention of the ability to make nuclear weapons wasn’t a threat, Rhodes said Araghchi’s account is “very plausible to me, Ali, in part because it’s backed up by other information. And, first of all, Araghchi, the Iranian Foreign Minister, he was the lead negotiator for the Iranians during the negotiations that led to the Iran nuclear deal, the JCPOA, under the Obama administration.

Author: Ian Hanchett

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