Sen. Feinstein Dines with Iranian FM Amid Tensions

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) had dinner with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, Politico reported Thursday. Feinstein's office said her dinner was "arranged in consultation with the State Department." The State Department said it had not asked the senior senator from California to attend the dinner.

Zarif has served in his post since 2013. He negotiated the Joint Congressional Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear agreement, with then-Secretary of State John Kerry. In February of this year, he announced he would be resigning from the post. After several days of confusion, the Iranian government clarified he would remain in his role.

Politico reported last week that Feinstein was seen holding an unlocked phone with Zarif's contact information open. At the time, her office declined to confirm her communication with the Persian diplomat.


https://freebeacon.com/national-security/sen-feinstein-dines-with-iranian-fm-amid-tensions/


Why is Feinstein having dinner with the Iranian foreign minister?

Why does the state department deny setting up this meeting?

Are democrats running some sort of shadow diplomacy with Iran?

 

Let's hope so, since Dirty Donald and his cohorts seem intent upon starting a war with them.

 

I think it is a good idea for government officials to talk to foreign ministers to create channels of communication and preventing wars. Good for her. I always thought of her as a war profiteering scumbag. Maybe she has changed her ways.

BTW: Your source is a whacky trash blog...

 

Switzerland is the intermediary between the US govt and Iran.

In what capacity is she acting here?

 

I am not sure. Why don’t you get one of the Pulitzer winning reporters from the Washington Free Bacon to ask her.

 

So if I turn on CNN or MSNBC I'll hear stories how Feinstein is Iran's puppet, how she's a traitor, how she's laundering Iranian, sorry, Persian mafia money through them, how congress wants her financial records, and how somewhere there's a pee tape the clerics are blackmailing her with.

 

so Russia buys face book space and puts up some pro Trump adds and you are ready to declare war with them and anyone that dares talk to a Russian is committing treason
but a country that chants death to America and arms terrorist that kill American soldiers we need to pacify and its diplomatic and right to have a dialogue with

 

Feinstein has to get her orders from her handler before she knows how to proceed.

 

Kerry?

 

Colluding with a foreign power. Oh wait, this one's okay ROFL.

 

I tell myself I shouldn't respond to this trash, but I really cannot help myself.... no impulse control like our president.

1. Maybe he's sweet on her?? Besides, she likes to have dinner every night... (Bonus points if you can tell me the source of that joke)

2. Because they weren't asked to setup the meeting.... DiFi let them know it was happening, not asking permission...

3. God, I hope so, because shadow diplomacy is always better than none.

 

Not just any foreign power, Iran.

Iran is Obama's baby.

 

Had this been Trump, the alt lefties would be ******** all over each other in a race to get to the keyboard and pound out complaints.

 

That would be certain.

 

Trump doesn't know the meaning of the word Diplomacy. Someone has to be a diplomat since our POTUS would much rather be in his safe space and on Twitter rather than be the POTUS.

 

How do know?

Btw-- What is an "alt leftie"?

Sounds like just more of the same RW "Trump can do no wrong" BS.

"alt lefties

 

You mean like what candidate Nixon did to undercut the Vietnam peace talks?
Surely the dems wouldn't stoop that low?

Yes that was sarcasm.

 

Or Ted Kennedy conspiring with the Soviet Union to defeat Reagan.

Dems have a robust history of treasonous activity.

 

It's pretty common for Senators to meet with foreign diplomats. There are State Dept processes to be followed, but it sounds like she did that.

Much ado about nothing.

 

Hi up is down n stuff.

Is Dianne a diplomat? , or a representative of her state?

Is she paid the feds or her state?

 

According to the state dept, she didn’t. She wasn’t invited according to them... it’s in the article.

 

so its diplomacy to deal with a nation that chants death to America and who arms terrorist that kill American soldiers but if you talk to Russia its treason

 

as long as those diplomats aren't Russian correct? because that would be considered treason