On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
policy director, National Iranian American Council
3 things Ryan Costello said, verbatim, from July 18, 2026 to October 16, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
Positions
Disputes
“Refuse to go back to the deal heading into the midterms.”
Truthout Iran's Araghchi meets Qatari mediators as Trump denies offering sanctions relief ›
Others on this question
“They want to make a deal, but it's not the deal I want to make.”
“Iran made an offer recently to the president. It was not a serious offer.”
More on the record
As printed
“The Trump administration’s threats to commit war crimes in Iran cannot be normalized,”
on reports the US is considering dropping the 'Mother of All Bombs' on Iran
Truthout US Reportedly Considering Dropping “Mother of All Bombs” on Iran ›
As printed
“disgusting online revelry in the bombardment of Iran and its infrastructure”
on Hegseth's celebratory social media post about Iran infrastructure bombardment
World Socialist Web Site US broadens bombardment of Iran to civilian infrastructure ›
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