Home Administration Trump confirms he authorized Rand Paul to negotiate with Iran Administration Trump confirms he authorized Rand Paul to negotiate with Iran By taxelrod@thehill.com Tal Axelrod - July 19, 2019 23 0 SHARE Facebook Twitter President Trump on Friday confirmed he has authorized Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to negotiate with Iran over reducing tensions, reversing himself a day after he denied reports he permitted Paul to serve as an emissary to Tehran. “Rand is a friend…