During a press briefing yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the indirect talks happening today between Iran and the U.S. will largely be focused on their nuclear program. However, he caveated the statement by saying that Iran’s unwillingness to negotiate on its burgeoning ballistic missile program, a key point of contention, is still a sticking point in the negotiation process, as past assessments have Iran fielding ballistic missiles of increasing range over the course of the next ten years.
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“The negotiations tomorrow and the talks tomorrow will be largely focused on the nuclear program, and we hope progress can be made because that’s the President’s preference: to make progress on the diplomatic front. But it’s also important to remember that Iran refuses – refuses – to talk about ballistic missiles to us or to anyone, and that’s a big problem.”
The Iranian state-run Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), confirms that loss of a Shahed-129 Surveillance Drone earlier today over the Arabian Sea, stating that the reason for the loss is “under investigation,” but that the drone was able to transmit its reconnaissance and identification images before contact was lost between the drone and a ground center in Iran.
@EddieBarstool It's cool that Connor, PCA and Caleb all got to see how much Chicago appreciated what Toews did for this city. These 3 should be our next 3 Kings and they could all end up hitting around the same time. Bright days ahead for the city.