"Was negotiations by Kusher and Witkoff a ruse? Netanyahu just said this has been planned for months."

[karynnj]

12. If not a ruse, definitely strange

Neither are diplomats. Before Trump's presidency Kushner was a soon to go broke real estate mogul and slum lord. Wilcoff was a corrupt NYC real estate person.

Not to mention, both are Jewish. Kushner and his family were long term friends of Netanyahu. The story of Netanyahu staying at the Kushner home for one US visit was well publicized. This could not have looked neutral to Iran. Edited to note that Wendy Sherman, a top negotiator in 2015 was Jewish, but first and foremost she was a career diplomat and genuinely worked to get needed agreements.

Their lists of demands was well beyond the 2015 agreement that was extremely hard to get and could not be recommitted to in the Biden years as Trump shattered the very hard to win trust that made 2015 possible.

Not to mention, any comparison to the talented team that worked painstakingly to get a framework, then an interim deal than the deal shows this did not have the depth from bottom to top of the Obama team. At the top, both Kerry and Moniz were exceptional people as well as diplomats..