Junta officials, including John Kerry and Robert Malley, had meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif during the [[Trump administration]] that were orchestrated to undermine President Trump/ Zarif held face-to-face meetings with [[Obama administration]] veterans who could return to power "to devise a political strategy to undermine the Trump administration" and usher in softer diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/21/john-kerry-held-backchannel-talks-iran-javad-zarif/</ref> | Junta officials, including John Kerry and Robert Malley, had meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif during the [[Trump administration]] that were orchestrated to undermine President Trump/ Zarif held face-to-face meetings with [[Obama administration]] veterans who could return to power "to devise a political strategy to undermine the Trump administration" and usher in softer diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/21/john-kerry-held-backchannel-talks-iran-javad-zarif/</ref> |