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CBS reported, citing sources, that Nick Stewart, an employee of the U.S. State Department during President Donald Trump's first term, has joined the negotiation team with Iran.
CBS reported, citing sources, that Nick Stewart, an employee of the U.S. State Department during President Donald Trump's first term, has joined the negotiation team with Iran.
CBS added: "Stewart joined the Iranian negotiation team, which included Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, prior to the failure of the Islamabad talks led by Vice President J.D. Vance in early April."
It explained that "Stewart was appointed by Jared Kushner (Trump's son-in-law), and previously worked at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), where he has specialized experience in nuclear affairs."
Congress recently asked U.S. officials, including Energy Secretary Chris Wright, to explain why there were no American nuclear experts from the National Nuclear Security Administration or the Department of Energy on the negotiation team with Iran.
Wright, in response to a question about who provides nuclear expertise to the negotiators during his testimony before the Senate National Resources and Energy Committee on April 21, said: "I am the primary person, and I also have nuclear expertise, but members of our non-proliferation team are involved in this matter, and we have a specialized team focused on finding solutions to the Iranian crisis, according to its developments."
Stewart previously worked for Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, a Republican from New York, who stated that Stewart "is one of America's foremost experts on Iranian policy."
