January 27 Kirkman-Fayad meeting

The January 27 Kirkman-Fayad meeting took place in the early morning hours of January 27, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., between U.S. President Tom Kirkman and Iranian ambassador Fayad. The meeting was held to discuss the deployment of Iranian forces to the Persian Gulf.
During the meeting, Kirkman demanded Iran withdraw its naval forces from the Strait of Hormuz after the ambassador offered his condolences for the Capitol bombing. When Fayad denied the presence of the destroyers, Kirkman threatened to authorize military action against Iran and order a nuclear strike on its capital Tehran in a major escalation. Because of the show of force due to circumstances surrounding the Capitol bombing, Fayad agreed to convince the Iranian government to withdraw its forces, which they did less than three hours later.
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