{"id":2093193,"date":"2023-11-07T17:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T22:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-denies-pushing-gaza-ceasefire-in-back-channel-talks-with-iran\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T17:22:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T22:22:54","slug":"state-department-denies-pushing-gaza-ceasefire-in-back-channel-talks-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-denies-pushing-gaza-ceasefire-in-back-channel-talks-with-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department Denies Pushing Gaza Ceasefire in Back Channel Talks with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-department-denies-pushing-gaza-ceasefire-in-back-channel-talks-with-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2093193&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>State \u200bDepartment Denies Secret Israeli \u2064Ceasefire Push \u200cby Biden Administration<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Joe Biden, advisers (L) and Iranian leader Ali Khamenei (Win McNamee and\u2063 Majid\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Iranian claims that the Biden administration is secretly pushing an Israeli \u2064ceasefire through back channel diplomacy with Tehran \u200care <strong>categorically \u2064false<\/strong>, the State Department told the \u200c <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian foreign\u200b minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, raised eyebrows in Washington, \u2064D.C.\u2019s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-deputy-spox-has-history-of-anti-cop-rhetoric\/\" title=\"State Dept. Deputy Spox Has History of Anti-Cop Rhetoric\">foreign policy community<\/a> this week when \u2063he claimed that the Biden administration recently informed Tehran about leaning on Israel to implement a ceasefire in \u2063its \u200congoing war against the \u2062Hamas terror \u200cgroup, which Iran supports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The U.S. sent us a message during\u200c the past three days, claiming to be looking for a ceasefire, but in practice, they supported \u2062the genocide and crimes committed by\u200c the Zionists in Gaza,&#8221; Amir-Abdollahian \u2064was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.mehrnews.com\/news\/208030\/US-in-past-3-days-sent-message-to-Iran-on-Gaza-truce-claim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quoted<\/a> as saying in the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-no-new-deal-before-iran-ends-nuclear-buildup\/\" title=\"Blinken: No New Deal Before Iran Ends Nuclear Buildup\">state-controlled press<\/a>, indicating that the \u2063United States\u2019 public support for Israel is at odds\u200d with \u200bits diplomacy behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about \u2062these\u2063 comments on Tuesday, a State Department\u200c spokesman flatly denied the\u200c Iranian official\u2019s claims but did not address questions \u2062about whether the Biden administration is pushing\u200d for a \u2062ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That \u2063statement is categorically false,&#8221; the State Department\u200d said. &#8220;We have made clear to\u2062 Iran that it should not seek to expand the conflict and the\u200b consequences should it choose to do\u200b so. We have \u200calso made clear publicly and privately that we\u200b demand the release of hostages \u2063held by \u200bHamas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the \u2062Biden administration initially offered \u200dfull American support for Israel\u2019s defensive war on Hamas\u200d in the Gaza Strip,\u2063 President Joe \u2063Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have suggested a temporary pause to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-administration-considers-releasing-money-to-taliban\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Administration Considers Releasing Money to Taliban\">deliver humanitarian aid<\/a> \u200bto citizens under siege.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and Blinken \u2063have rejected calls from Arab nations and Democratic politicians\u200d to push Israel into \u2064a ceasefire, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-67320520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stating<\/a> that a ceasefire would allow Hamas to rearm \u2064itself and continue attacking the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-Israel Democrats in Congress have accused the Biden administration of supporting Israel\u2019s alleged &#8220;genocide&#8221; of \u200bthe \u2063Palestinian people\u2014allegations that have been echoed\u2063 by\u2063 a growing chorus of Biden administration members who oppose the president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/becerra-tells-congress-this-individual-never-sued-any-nuns-despite-californias-small-sisters-of-the-indegent-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Becerra Tells Congress This individual \u2018Never Sued Any Nuns\u2019 Despite California\u2019s Small Sisters Of THE INDEGENT Lawsuit\">full-throated support<\/a>\u2063 for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>A State Department employee, Sylvia Yacoub, has \u200bbeen using social media to accuse Biden of &#8220;genocide,&#8221; warning \u2063that the president\u2019s support for the \u2062Jewish state will harm the\u2063 Democrat\u2019s\u200b 2024 reelection campaign, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/state-department-employee-accuses-president-biden-of-being-complicit-in-israels-genocide\/\"><em>Free Beacon<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/state-department-employee-accuses-president-biden-of-being-complicit-in-israels-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">  first reported<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>Internal dissent within the Biden administration \u200bthreatens to undercut American support for Israel as it faces \u200bone of the most \u200bsignificant\u2064 threats\u200d in its \u200chistory.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Iran \u2062continues to offer support to Hamas and rally Arab nations against the \u2063Jewish state. Tehran\u2019s terrorist \u200cproxies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, continue \u200cto launch \u200cattacks on Israel and U.S. military positions \u2062in Iraq \u2064and Syria, posing a larger Middle\u2063 East war threat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What steps has \u2063the United States taken to prevent further escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hamas and ensure the release of hostages<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The State Department&#8217;s denial of secret Israeli ceasefire push by the Biden \u200dadministration has raised eyebrows in the international community. Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, claimed that\u200d the Biden administration had informed Tehran about pressuring Israel to\u200c implement a ceasefire in its ongoing conflict with the Hamas terror group,\u200c which\u2064 Iran supports. These claims, however, have been categorically denied by the State Department.<\/p>\n<p>Amir-Abdollahian&#8217;s comments have\u2063 generated interest as \u2064they suggest that the United States&#8217; public support for Israel may conflict with its behind-the-scenes diplomatic maneuverings. According to reports in \u200bIran&#8217;s state-controlled press,\u200d the Minister stated that the US had sent a message during the past three days, \u2062claiming\u2064 to be seeking a ceasefire, but \u200din practice, supported the\u200d actions of the Israeli forces in Gaza. These statements indicate a discrepancy between the US&#8217; public stance and its private diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about these remarks, the State Department spokesperson flatly denied the Iranian official&#8217;s claims. However, they did not address questions concerning whether the Biden administration is indeed pushing for a ceasefire. The spokesperson stated that the Iranian minister&#8217;s statement was categorically \u200dfalse. They further emphasized that \u2062the US has consistently urged Iran not to escalate the conflict and warned about the consequences if it chooses to do so. The State Department has\u2063 also made it clear, both publicly and privately, that they demand the release of hostages held by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c allegations made by Iran&#8217;s foreign minister \u200chave added \u200danother \u2063layer of complexity to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. While the official \u200cstance of the United States remains supportive of Israel, these claims hint at potential behind-the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-denies-pushing-gaza-ceasefire-in-back-channel-talks-with-iran\/\" title=\"State Department Denies Pushing Gaza Ceasefire in Back Channel Talks with Iran\">-scenes negotiations taking place<\/a>. However, as of now, the Biden administration is denying any secret Israeli ceasefire push, asserting that their focus lies\u200c on preventing further\u2063 escalation of the conflict \u2063and \u2064advocating for the release of hostages. The true nature of their diplomatic \u2064efforts can only be speculated \u2064upon, as much of it remains undisclosed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Biden, advisers (L) and Iranian leader Ali Khamenei (Win McNamee and Majid\/Getty Images) Iranian claims that the Biden administration is secretly pushing an Israeli ceasefire through back channel diplomacy with Tehran are &#8220;categorically false,&#8221; the State Department told the Washington Free Beacon on Tuesday. Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian raised eyebrows in Washington, D.C.\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":2093194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2093193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2093193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2093194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2093193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2093193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2093193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}