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Onlookers highlight odd detail in photo taken during negotiations in Switzerland
The Photo Was the DecoyThe ImageThe source story pretends the controversy is the photograph: JD Vance at a laptop, Jared Kushner behind him, and a Common Access Card that appears to belong to someone else. That is the least interesting part. The real issue is that this was happening during U.S.-Iranian peace talks in Switzerland, under a diplomatic arrangement where access, identity, and authority should be crystal clear. Instead, the image advertises exactly the opposite.Who Actually Held PowerThe institutional power here sat with the people controlling the meeting, the credentials, and the…
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