State Dept. Suggests Kerry Didn’t Share Secrets with Iran’s Zarif About Israel’s Operations in Syria
Former President Barack Obama’s Secretary of State, John Kerry, did not share any secret information when he allegedly told his Iranian counterpart about more than 200 Israeli operations in Syria, the U.S. State Department suggested Monday.
In leaked audio first obtained by the London-based Iran International and shared with the New York Times, Iranian Foreign Minister (FM) Mohammad Javad Zarif reportedly claimed that “to his astonishment,” Kerry told him about the Israeli operations in Syria.
Some news outlets have described the Israeli operations as “covert” after the audio surfaced Sunday.
Zarif suggested that he had to learn of news about his own country from Kerry, noting that he was often kept in the dark regarding national security matters, “sometimes to his embarrassment,” the New York Times reported Sunday.
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Asked whether Kerry spoke to Zarif about “Israeli operations in Syria that were not supposed to be discussed,” Ned Price, a spokesperson at the State Department, declined to comment on the authenticity and accuracy of the Iranian official’s claims.
Price contended that his department does not comment “on reportedly leaked material.”
“This is purportedly leaked material. Can’t speak to the authenticity, can’t speak to the accuracy of it, can’t speak to any motives that may be behind its dissemination,” he told reporters.
Nevertheless, he added, “I would just make the broad point that if you go back and look at press reporting from the time, this certainly was not secret, and governments that were involved were speaking to this publicly on the record.”
Echoing Price, Iranian International noted that the Israeli attacks alluded to by Zarif “were discussed in international media as far back as 2017.”
Kerry currently holds a seat on the National Security Council as President Joe Biden’s special envoy on climate change. The State Department oversees Kerry’s envoy role.
It is unclear from the reporting by Iran International and the New York Times whether Kerry, who continued meeting with the Iranian FM after leaving his post as Secretary of State, allegedly shared the information on Israeli operations with Zarif while he was serving as Obama’s top diplomat.
Nevertheless, the spokesperson for State did not challenge the reporter who asked about Kerry Monday and described him as Secretary of State when he allegedly spoke to Zarif.
Fox News also reported Kerry was the Secretary of State when he allegedly shared information about Israel with Iran’s foreign minister.
Critics have accused Kerry of colluding with Iranian officials to undermine the Trump administration’s foreign policy.
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