Iran Brought Scholars. US Brought Jared.
Iran sent 4 PhDs to the negotiating table in Islamabad. The US sent a real estate developer, a son-in-law, a lawyer, and a general.
Iran's Deputy FM has 3 graduate degrees from Kansas, Fordham, and Bern. Their FM has a PhD from the University of Kent and has been negotiating with the West for 30 years.
PhD count: Iran 4, US 0.
This is not a negotiation between equals. This is a hostage situation where one side brought chess players and the other brought checkers pieces in designer suits.
NEW: Iranian delegation led by Qalibaf has arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan The Iranian delegation, headed by the Parliament speaker, arrived in Islamabad, to negotiate with the American side. This delegation consists of security, political, military, economic, and legal committees. If the other side accepts Iran's preconditions for starting negotiations, these talks will begin. The FM, the Secretary of the Defense Council, Governor of the Central Bank, as well as some members of Parliament, are accompanying Qalibaf on this trip. Vance, along with Witkoff and Kushner, are also present in Islamabad, Pakistan. Iran has accepted a 2-week ceasefire but emphasized that if the agreement is not satisfactory to Iran and the Resistance Nexus, US & Israeli interests will be attacked again. According to unconfirmed reports: • The US has authorized the release of $6 billion dollars in frozen Iranian funds • A ceasefire will be implemented in Lebanon These are apparently the preconditions for Iran to start talks tomorrow.
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