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Democratic senator urges Iranian envoy to pressure Hamas to agree to ceasefire
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US Senator Christopher Murphy attends a talk at the third day of the 53rd Munich Security Conference (MSC) at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on February 19, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Christof STACHE)
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy met today with Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht-Ravanchi in a rare sit-down between US and Iranian officials.
“I made the case directly to Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi today for the Iranians to engage with seriousness and urgency in nuclear negotiations, pressure the Houthis to end the war in Yemen, urge Hamas to accept a ceasefire and end rocket attacks into Israel, and release Morad Tahbaz from prison,” says Murphy in a statement.
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