{"id":21065,"date":"2021-02-11T09:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T08:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=21065"},"modified":"2021-02-11T09:26:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T08:26:52","slug":"torricelli-after-assadi-conviction-us-should-not-negotiate-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/02\/torricelli-after-assadi-conviction-us-should-not-negotiate-with-iran\/21065\/","title":{"rendered":"Torricelli: After Assadi Conviction, US Should Not Negotiate With Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shortly after the guilty verdict and 20-year prison<\/a> sentence was announced in the terrorism trial of Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance held an online conference <\/a>attended by some of its staunchest allies from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of these people was former Democrat Senator Robert Torricelli, who argued that the West and especially the US should refrain from talks with Iran over the nuclear deal because increased concessions will only embolden the regime to attempt another terrorist attack like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now this speech was made before President Joe Biden stated that he would not even begin to negotiate with Iran until the regime complied with the existing deal that they are still a part of, but Torricelli made some excellent points to explain why the \u201cmoderates\u201d in Iran should not be trusted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said<\/a>: \u201cIf the intention of the Biden administration is to reengage with Iran on the nuclear accords, there\u2019s some serious thinking to do here. Who\u2019s going to be at that table? [Iranian Foreign Minister Javad] Zarif<\/a>? His agents? Those who may have been in those notebooks in this conspiracy, about whom we now have information? The very people who made the decisions to send this weapon to Europe to kill us? There is some serious thinking to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH as Hon. Robert Torricelli examines the implications of the Feb 4 conviction of #Iran<\/a>|ian regime\u2019s diplomat Assadollah Assadi who masterminded the foiled bombing attack on the Resistance\u2019s 2018 summit in Paris &Tehran\u2019s FM\u2019s role. #Time4FirmIranPolicy<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/oTXkKZSFaa<\/a><\/p>\u2014 NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) February 4, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>