Morning Jolt: Kerry’s Denial on Leaking to Iran Doesn’t Add Up

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On the menu today: why John Kerry's categorical denial that he informed Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about 200 Israeli attacks on Iranian targets in Syria doesn't add up, redistricting will have a moderate impact on GOP efforts to win back the House in 2022, and the most overexposed man of 2020 makes "a rare public appearance."

'The Kerry–Zarif Special Relationship'

For what it's worth, former secretary of state John Kerry denied late yesterday that he had informed Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about 200 Israeli attacks on Iranian targets in Syria. "I can tell you that this story and these allegations are unequivocally false. This never happened — either when I was Secretary of State or since."

Some of the usual suspects on Twitter, eager to defend Kerry, made an implausible claim that those Israeli attacks were public knowledge at the time, and asked, "You don’t normally believe anything that comes out of Iran. ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 27 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 27 2021 Kerry's Denial on Leaking to Iran Doesn't Add Up On the menu today: why John Kerry's categorical denial that he informed Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about 200 Israeli attacks on Iranian targets in Syria doesn't add up, redistricting will have a moderate impact on GOP efforts to win back the House in 2022, and the most overexposed man of 2020 makes "a rare public appearance." 'The Kerry–Zarif Special Relationship' For what it's worth, former secretary of state John Kerry denied late yesterday that he had informed Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about 200 Israeli attacks on Iranian targets in Syria. "I can tell you that this story and these allegations are unequivocally false. This never happened — either when I was Secretary of State or since." Some of the usual suspects on Twitter, eager to defend Kerry, made an implausible claim that those Israeli attacks were public knowledge at the time, and asked, "You don’t normally believe anything that comes out of Iran. ...   READ MORE

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