Iran has expressed its unwillingness to negotiate with the U.S. president's administration — CNN
Through informal diplomatic channels, the Iranian government has conveyed its position on the upcoming negotiations to the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Iranian side stated that it is not interested in dialogue with key representatives from Washington, specifically Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, expressing instead a preference for Vice President J.D. Vance.
According to CNN, this selectivity stems from a deep crisis of trust that arose after previous diplomatic attempts at a settlement failed.
Iran believes that the current composition of the U.S. president’s negotiating team will not facilitate a compromise, especially against the backdrop of active military operations involving Israel.
In contrast, Vice President J.D. Vance is viewed in Tehran as more level-headed and focused on ending the armed conflict.
“It appears that Vance intends to end the conflict,” said one source familiar with the mood in Iranian political circles.
At the same time, Iranian authorities are skeptical about cooperating with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, considering his stance too hardline.
Despite these concerns, the White House has made it clear that the composition of the delegation will be determined personally by U.S. President Donald Trump.
A White House spokeswoman confirmed that a wide range of officials will be involved in the process, including Vance, Rubio, Witkoff, and Kushner.
This means that Iran will likely have to find common ground with all the appointed representatives, regardless of its own sympathies or antipathies toward specific figures.
Experts acknowledge that even with J.D. Vance’s participation, the path to a genuine end to the war will be extremely difficult and risky.
The vast number of disagreements between the countries makes any agreements fragile and difficult to achieve under current geopolitical conditions.
The possibility of a meeting between U.S. and Iranian representatives as early as this week in Islamabad is currently being considered.
However, diplomatic sources assess the chances of these talks succeeding as quite low due to the radical differences in the parties’ positions.
As a reminder, the U.S. and Iran may hold talks on ending the war on March 26.
Iran also claims that a shell struck the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.
