Der Iran lehnt Friedensgespräche mit Trumps „hinterhältigen“ Unterhändlern ab

**From The Telegraph:**

Iran has refused to negotiate with Donald Trump’s top envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, accusing them of “backstabbing”.

Gulf sources told The Telegraph the Iranians would not sit down with Mr Witkoff, the administration’s Middle East envoy, and Mr Kushner, Mr Trump’s adviser and son-in-law, given the military strikes that hit Tehran hours after they held talks in February.

JD Vance, who has remained largely absent from the conflict, is now being touted as chief negotiator should fresh discussions go ahead in Islamabad, Pakistan, later this week.

“Vance is preferred,” a Gulf source said of the Iranians. “They don’t want to work with Jared and Witkoff because they stabbed them in the back.”

Mr Vance is widely viewed as a sceptic of “Operation Epic Fury”.

**Read more here:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/03/24/jd-vance-eyed-take-over-iran-talks/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_reddit_eyed-take-over-iran-talks/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/03/24/jd-vance-eyed-take-over-iran-talks/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_reddit_eyed-take-over-iran-talks/)

Completely rational view for the Iranians to have.

The greatest Christians of all time? Backstabbing liars?! 🤔

Iran would probably hold it out for any negotiations until 2028, when a new US president is elected. In the meantime, the oil crisis continues for all of us.

If only the president had published a book explaining that when making deals he thinks the best strategy is to bring them to the table to talk about compromise while doing whatever he wants behind their back

Oh wait, he did.

Understandable