Michael Anton, a senior State Department official and fixture of the MAGA movement, is leaving the department in the fall.
“The Secretary is grateful for Michael’s willingness to be away from his family to serve his country,” a State Department spokesperson told The Hill on Wednesday. “Any insinuation of friction between Anton and other key members of the administration is simply untrue.”
Anton, who serves as the State Department’s policy planning director, is the lead author of the administration’s forthcoming national security strategy, a lengthy report that typically outlines the administration’s goals for advancing the country’s interests, ensuring security as well as addressing the nation’s competition and challenges.
Anton, who worked in the National Security Council during Trump’s first term, was tapped by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to head the technical talks with Iran in late April as the U.S. was negotiating with Iran over the country’s nuclear program.
Anton participated in the third round of Iran nuclear talks, travelling to Muscat, Oman, with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. The discussions fell apart in June after Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities. Days later, the U.S. military struck Tehran’s three nuclear sites, including Fordow.
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