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Kushner, Whitcoff, and the Iran Nuclear Talks Market Manipulation Allegation
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The final substantive segment introduces a new dimension to the episode's corruption argument. According to what Ben Meiselas characterizes as a leaked account, Iranian negotiators at the MOU nuclear talks — held in Switzerland and Islamabad — told JD Vance directly that Jared Kushner and Steve Whitcoff were not there as diplomats [1] — Ben Meiselas "Iranian nuclear negotiators allegedly told JD Vance that Jared Kushner and Steve Whitcoff attended talks in Switzerland and Islamabad not a…" 14:45 . Their alleged purpose was twofold: to gather inside information from the negotiations to manipulate financial markets, and to act as a back-channel to Benjamin Netanyahu. Vance publicly denied the claim, calling it 'completely bogus' and affirming that 'Steve and Jared are trusted members of the team.' But Meiselas finds Vance's response itself revealing — by reposting the Hormuz letter that contained the allegations, Vance drew widespread attention to claims he claimed to be dismissing. Meiselas suggests this was intentional: a denial that functions as a pointer. The segment ends with a call to action for subscriptions and an announcement of the MeidasTouch brothers' forthcoming book, 'WTF America.'
Iranian negotiators allegedly told JD Vance that Whitcoff and Kushner were at nuclear talks in Switzerland and Islamabad solely to gain inside information to manipulate markets — Vance denied it.
Iranian nuclear negotiators allegedly told JD Vance that Jared Kushner and Steve Whitcoff attended talks in Switzerland and Islamabad not as diplomats but to gather inside information to manipulate financial markets and to feed intelligence back to Netanyahu. Vance denied it — but then reposted the letter calling attention to the claim.
