https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/18/after-stonewalling-for-days-sen-chris-murphy-finally-admits-he-secretly-met-with-iranian-regime-in-munich/
After Stonewalling For Days, Sen. Chris Murphy Finally Admits He Secretly Met With Iranian Regime In Munich
FEBRUARY 18, 2020 By Madeline Osburn
Sen. Chris Murphy confirmed The Federalist’s reporting that he privately met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif without State Department knowledge or approval in Munich last week.
After Mollie Hemingway first reported the meeting Monday, Murphy did not respond to any media inquiries. Tuesday, he published an account of his trip on Medium, sharing details of his meetings and describing his “mission” to meet with officials of Iran, which he described as “our adversary, responsible for the killing of thousands of Americans.”
Murphy also described his “goals” for meeting with Zarif, but admitted that he “cannot conduct diplomacy on behalf of the whole of the U.S. government, and I don’t pretend to be in a position to do so. But if Trump isn’t going to talk to Iran, then someone should.”
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Prior to Murphy’s admission, a State Department official told The Federalist on background that the State Department was not aware of any side meetings with Iranian officials that Murphy was engaged in.