📧 Communication

This document appears to be a page from a geopolitical briefing or analysis paper produced for the House Oversight Committee (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029817). It discusses the diplomatic climate regarding Iran's nuclear program around early 2013, referencing President Obama's new security team (Kerry, Hagel, Brennan) and the potential for a 'shop, ship, and shut' deal structure involving the P5+1. The text speculates on the existence of secret back-channel talks similar to those that occurred in Vienna in 2009.