Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) walks from a Republican Senate caucus meeting with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2018. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
Politico: Rand Paul angles to become Trump's emissary to Iran
The senator pitched the idea during a recent round of golf with the president.
Over a round of golf this past weekend, Sen. Rand Paul asked President Donald Trump’s blessing for a sensitive diplomatic mission.
Paul proposed sitting down with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to extend a fresh olive branch on the president’s behalf, according to four U.S. officials. The aim: to reduce tensions between the two countries. Trump signed off on the idea.
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Update: Trump is locked in a dangerous stand-off with Iran, and reportedly turned to an anti-war Republican senator to break the deadlock (Business Insider)
WNU Editor: Someone deliberately leaked this story to kill any chance of Senator Rand Paul talking to the Iranians. Now that it is public, I doubt that this meeting is going to take place.
