I remember reading a few months back that the Iranians had said Trump needs to quit sending his real estate golf buddies

[Amaryllis]

who know nothing about the subject and and send some people who know what they are talking about to negotiate. I don't remember where i read it, but I do remember clearly "real estate golf buddies." It occurred to me that sending people who are so obviously highly inept is a major insult to the Iranians and would be perceived as highly disrespectful, as it was.
Contrast with Obama....

[dem4decades]

1. I said before, they send PHDs with years of experience, we send clowns.

[ananda]

6. I think it's because the deal is just a prop for Trumpco.

All they are doing is an attempt to create an excuse
to stay in power.

Since they get off on war and killing, it's a win win
for them, even if it means lose lose on the negotiation'
front.

[RockCreek]

20. you're giving them too much credit

All that. And they don't see any problem with Kushner et al.

[Seinan Sensei]

23. "... they get off on war and killing"

And real estate

[RockRaven]

2. It'd be great if any of the fucking MSM would harp on the incompetence of those

delegated to the task. It is acknowledged at times, but insufficiently in conjunction with the recurrent (and predictable for that reason) failures.

[Midnight Writer]

3. We are also sending Jewish men to negotiate with fundamentalist Muslims.

It has been reported that Iranian negotiators object to being in the same room with Jared.

Add in the threats and the willy-nilly demands of our Commander-in-Chief.

You couldn't fuck this up worse if you tried.

[malaise]

5. What exactly is the son in laws post?

Asking for a planet

[bsiebs]

21. Special Peace Envoy

He’s special for sure…

[malaise]

22. More like ...ahem...

specious 😀

[Amaryllis]

10. It's not just the Iranians who object to being in the same room as Kushner....I think the Albanians probably feel the

same.

[orthoclad]

15. Another crime family

He fits with the Trumps.

[orthoclad]

16. Is it his Judaism or his Zionism?

It might be useful to keep these separate.

[Amaryllis]

24. Neither. It's his sense of entitlement.

[orthoclad]

25. Midnight mentioned his Jewishness offending

Muslim fundies. But rather than thinking his religious persuaion (if he actually has any), I think his Zionism and closeness with Bibi would be offensive to them.

But yes, his sense of entitlement is universally offensive. Just another rich creep from a crime family, a crooked nepo baby. His desire for waterfront real estate in Gaza....

[Amaryllis]

27. And Albania.

[orthoclad]

28. Leaving their "leavings" all over the world

Though they seem to favor the Med. I wonder if this has anything to do with climate refugia for the warlords. New Zealand, Hawaii, the Med.

[FakeNoose]

19. Well JD Vance is handling the negotiations now, and he was there two weeks ago also

I think Jared was shown the door, or maybe he decided he wasn't the right guy to handle it, I don't know.

[pat_k]

4. There was a report of Iranian negotiator frustration over having to repeatedly explain basic processes...

...of enrichment and the differences between enriching to medical grade and weapons grade and the fact that Witkoff and Kushner were seemingly unaware that the JCPOA allowed enriching to 20% (medical grade) for good reason. And were also seemingly oblivious to other technical basics critical to any negotiation.

I think it was an Al Jazeera report, but am not sure. It was around the same time I heard the "golf buddies" comment reported.

[Amaryllis]

9. I remember that as well and I think that was where I read the real estate golf buddies comment. I remember the

frustration over the American negotiators not understanding basics. And it probably was Al Jazeera where I read it. Not the kind of thing you'd expect from American media.

[orthoclad]

17. Moronic stand-ins for Bibi

No official standing with US govt, unless you count Ivanka as govt.

Country club locker room talk vs physicists. No experience required.

[AverageOldGuy]

7. It could well be . . .

. . . that no competent person. Wants to be associated with Trump.

[orthoclad]

18. Well, if they're crooks, maybe

Even crime takes SOME expertise, besides hiring Capone-class accountants.

[IronLionZion]

8. "people who know what they are talking about" were fired for not being MAGA enough

[OGBuzz]

11. I am just being realistic when I say that sending in two Jewish men

to negotiate with Iran, Israel's mortal enemy, was probably not the smartest idea. Never mind that Netanyahu once slept in Jared Kuschner's childhood bedroom in the 90's when he visited the U.S.

[Iggo]

12. Trump really believed it's nothing more than a real estate deal.

[Fil1957]

13. He could send the best negotiators in the history of the world, and it's not going to open the strait if Israel doesn't

stop bombing Lebanon.

The only way to get Israel to stop is to threaten to cut off U.S. arms shipments, and to follow through on that threat if they keep bombing.

[PJMcK]

14. Trump is an idiot

He knows nothing of negotiating strategy, mideast history & politics, science & technology nor geography. His flunkies are equally incompetent, incurious and ignorant. They do not know anything about the issues. How could they since they don't have the background and knowledge required for such complex discussions?

Sending two Jews to "negotiate" with Muslims demonstrates rudeness, religious ignorance and unserious intentions. The Iranians are justified in their disgust with Trump & Co.

Trump lost his war so it's pretty rich that he is trying to set terms. Pathetic.

Trump is a loser.

[Diamond_Dog]

26. You said it perfectly PJMcK.