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US ambassador to Israel says no moderate faction in Iran, calls leadership 'murderers and crazies'

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US ambassador to Israel says no moderate faction in Iran, calls leadership 'murderers and crazies'

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TL;DR

According to a report, the US ambassador to Israel stated Saturday evening that the United States sees no unequivocal evidence of a moderate faction in Iran, and described the Iranian leadership as 'murderers and crazies.' The remark was attributed to the ambassador via a single source.

01 · THE DISPATCH

The US ambassador to Israel, whose name was not provided in the report, made the remarks on Saturday evening, according to a single source. The statement describes the entire Iranian leadership as murderers and crazies, and asserts that the United States has not seen evidence of a moderate faction within Iran. The remark is a notably blunt characterization from a senior US diplomat. No official confirmation from the US embassy or State Department was available at the time of reporting.

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