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US report uncovers secret talks with IRGC
Reports have revealed that the United States conducted secret talks with leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard through Nuri Farzan Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, with the aim of reaching understandings to end the war between Washington and Tehran. Washington used this channel because it was difficult to identify the actual decision-maker in Iran, especially after the Revolutionary Guard's influence grew following the assassination of senior Iranian officials and its increased role in security and foreign policy. The Biden White House, through then-Intelligence Director Tolsi Jebard, reached out to Barzani, who has close ties with Iran, to open a direct communication line with Revolutionary Guard leaders, including General Ahmad Vahidi, to facilitate negotiations and secure guarantees from Iran. Although initial agreements quickly fell apart, these talks revealed the complexity of negotiating with an entity that controls the actual decision-making process, amid concerns about external interventions—most notably Israel—and the growing influence of the Revolutionary Guard within Iran’s decision-making, especially amid the uncertain status of the supreme leadership following Khamenei's assassination.
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