State Department Spokesperson Asked: Is The ‘Door To Diplomacy With Iran On Its Nuclear Program Still Open’?

During Tuesday’s State Department press briefing, Spokesperson Tammy Bruce answered questions about nuclear talks with Iran.

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00:00Yes ma'am. Without getting into the details of the conversations, is the door to diplomacy with

00:05Iran on its nuclear program still open from the U.S. perspective? That would be a decision made

00:10by President Trump. Have you heard from the Iranians signaling interest in continuing

00:14discussions? That is not something that I can speak to. Yes ma'am. Thank you. I want to ask

00:20the consular piece of this in Israel. The latest security alert from the embassy there still says

00:25that the embassy is not in a place to evacuate or directly assist Americans. Do you have any

00:30timeline on when that might change for the Americans who are stranded in that country?

00:35And just looking at how quickly the security situation has changed there, the travel alert

00:41was raised to a level four from a level three for the entirety of the country. Is that a sign that

00:46the State Department was caught on its back foot a little bit by this change because Americans still

00:51can get help? I can say the answer to that last question is no. We are working 24-7 to ensure

00:59the safety and the security of Americans around the world. I can say that the Department of State

01:06is always planning for contingencies to assist private U.S. citizens' departure from crisis areas

01:12and we will alert the U.S. citizenry community if there is and when there is additional information

01:19to share regarding their options during any crisis but certainly this one as well. When

01:25it comes to how quickly people can expect a dynamic, the American government, the State

01:31Department, our militaries, you've seen all of these assets, all of these departments involved

01:36in this dynamic in one fashion or another are working exclusively for the safety of this

01:41nation and the safety of the American people wherever they may be. Yes, sir.