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WhiteTara

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Thu Mar 5, 2026, 01:38 AM Thursday

Iran reached out to CIA to discuss end of conflict, Trump is saying it's too late [View all]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-reached-cia-discuss-end-151917506.html

The contact landed as Iran’s leadership structure was thrown into deeper disarray by continued Israeli strikes, complicating even the basic question of who can commit Iran to any ceasefire.

Iran’s surviving leaders have publicly projected defiance and refused to negotiate with US President Donald Trump to halt the American and Israeli assault on their country. But operatives from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence quietly reached out indirectly to the CIA with an offer to discuss terms for ending the conflict, according to officials briefed on the outreach cited by The New York Times.

The contact, delivered through another country’s intelligence service, landed as Iran’s leadership structure was thrown into deeper disarray by continued Israeli strikes, complicating even the basic question of who can commit Iran to any ceasefire, the report said. US officials described the approach as not serious for now, and said they were skeptical that either Washington or Tehran is genuinely ready for an immediate off-ramp.

The White House and Iranian officials did not respond to requests for comment, according to the report. The CIA declined to comment.

The man is totally insane
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