troubled waters
‘The odds of a successful deal are lower than the odds of failure,’ Malley says of Iran talks
In rare public testimony, the Iran negotiator confirmed reports that talks are on the rocks and that the U.S. will not lift the IRGC’s terrorism designation

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Robert Malley, Biden administration special envoy for Iran, testifies about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill on May 25, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
Rob Malley, the U.S. envoy for Iran, said on Wednesday that the prospects for reaching a new nuclear agreement with Iran “are tenuous at best” and pledged that, should the Biden administration reach a new deal with Tehran, it...