A senior Mexican official, speaking on condition of anonymity, agreed.
A senior administration official, speaking anonymously, was more blunt.
But one team official, speaking on condition of anonymity, disagreed.
One official, speaking at a public meeting, fumed at speculation appearing in the press.
A Lebanese security official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, later made the same charges.
A league official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Stern also spoke Wednesday with Dolan.
One highly positioned Afghan official, speaking on condition of anonymity, was not optimistic.
"His face was quite charred," said a Western official, speaking anonymously in accordance with government restrictions.
The defense official, speaking anonymously, declined to discuss the agenda of the working-level talks.
"Now I'm scared," an administration official, speaking only on condition of anonymity, confessed then.
A senior administration official, speaking after Trump's comments, acknowledged a difference in "tone" with Tillerson.
