Vice President of the United States of America, JD Vance, noted on Tuesday that deep mistrust exists between Washington DC and Tehran, stating that resolving such issues would take time.
“There is a lot of mistrust between Iran and the United States of America. You are not going to solve that problem overnight,” Vance said during a Turning Points USA event.
However, Vance expressed optimism about the direction of ongoing efforts. He noted that Iranian negotiators wanted to make a deal and added, “I feel very good about where we are”.
His remarks came as President Donald Trump indicated that talks to end the Iran war could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, following the collapse of weekend negotiations that prompted Washington DC to impose a blockade on Iranian ports.
A ceasefire between the US and Iran, brokered by Pakistan earlier this month, still has a week remaining before its April 22 expiration date.
Vance was involved in the talks held last weekend in Islamabad, where teams from both sides engaged in direct negotiations. The talks concluded without an agreement but without a complete breakdown either.
The conflict began on February 28 when the US and Israel carried out strikes on Iran. Iran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states hosting US bases.
