Kerry denies he spoke with Iranian foreign minister about Israeli airstrikes in Syria

Some Republicans are calling for an inquiry into whether former US Secretary of State and current presidential climate envoy John Kerry shared potentially sensitive information with Iran, but Kerry denies such a conversation ever took place.
John Kerry
Former Secretary of State John Kerry, now the special presidential envoy for climate, speaks during a press briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 22, 2021, in Washington. - Alex Wong/Getty Images
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Biden administration climate envoy John Kerry is facing criticism for comments he allegedly made to an Iranian diplomat about Israel’s operations in Syria. The former secretary of state denies the conversation ever happened. 

An audiotape of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif leaked April 25. In the recording, Zarif said Kerry told him that Israel had attacked Iran’s assets in Syria at least 200 times, The New York Times reported. 

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