Pak rejects Dar-Rubio Iran nuke claims

Pakistan on Thursday rejected reports that Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar shared any information about Iran’s nuclear programme with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during their recent meeting in Washington.

Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi was asked about reports that Dar, who is also the foreign minister, shared Iran’s nuclear information with Rubio during their meeting on May 29.

Pakistan rejected reports of the deputy premier “exchanging any kind of information about Iran’s nuclear programme,” Andrabi said.  “No such information was shared,” he added. Former Central Intelligence Agency analyst Larry Johnson, quoting an unnamed source, claimed that Dar had a conversation with Rubio that “revealed what Iran is prepared to do to preserve its independence”, which allegedly “alarmed” the top US diplomat.