Whatever happened to the “US does not negotiate with terrorists” mantra or is that really a case by case assessment and something that looks good when written in official US policy handouts, because (depending on how you interpret history) even POTUS Reagan negotiated with Iran at one point – PB/TK
Tehran seeks release of detained Iranian citizens in US – AP / July 23 2017
Iran has demanded that the United States release all detained Iranian citizens, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.
The report quotes Iran’s deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi as saying he raised the issue Friday during a meeting with an American delegation in Vienna, on the sidelines of a meeting on 2015 nuclear deal.
“We raised the issue of the release of Iranians who are detained under the meaningless accusation of bypassing sanctions,” on Iran, Araghchi was quoted as saying. He did not elaborate.
Earlier on Friday the White House threatened “new and serious consequences” for Iran unless it releases all U.S. citizens who are detained there.
The White House says President Donald Trump is prepared to act in an attempt to end Iran’s practice of using detentions and hostage taking as state policy, but it provides no specifics about potential consequences.
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