워싱턴 The Biden administration has begun to communicate with Iran over American hostages in the region, 국가 안보 고문 제이크 설리반은 일요일에 말했다, 문제를 호출 “중요한 우선 순위” for the White House.
“We intend to very directly communicate with the Iranians about the complete and utter outrage — the humanitarian catastrophe that is the unjust, unlawful detention of American citizens in Iran,” Sullivan told CBS News.
“We have begun to communicate with the Iranians on this issue, 예, and we will continue to do so as we go forward,” 그는 말했다. “It will be a significant priority of this administration to get those Americans safely back home.”
에 따르면 Foley Foundation, 적어도있다 43 publicly known hostage or detainee cases in 11 국가, including Iran, 아프가니스탄, 시리아, 베네수엘라, 러시아, 이집트, 터키, Rwanda and Saudi Arabia.
이번달 초, Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked with the loved ones of American hostages, a gesture that sent a promising signal, the families said, that the Biden administration will make the release of their loved ones a priority.
Sullivan also said on Sunday that Tehran has not responded to the European Union’s proposed meeting to discuss Iran’s nuclear program, adding that the ball is in their court.
The Biden administration said last week that the US is willing to sit down for talks with Tehran and other signatories to the Iran nuclear deal. “The United States would accept an invitation from the European Union High Representative to attend a meeting of the P5+1 and Iran to discuss a diplomatic way forward on Iran’s nuclear program,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
The P5+1 refers to the permanent members of the UN Security Council — 중국, 프랑스, 러시아, the United Kingdom and the United States — and Germany.
