British Media: Iran Prefers to Negotiate with Vance, Accuses Kushner and Witkoff of "Bad Faith"

Odaily Planet Daily reported that Iran refused to negotiate with U.S. Middle East envoy Wittekov and Trump’s son-in-law Kushner, accusing them of “betrayal.” Gulf sources said Iran would not sit down with Wittekov and Kushner because, just hours after their February meeting, Tehran was hit by a military strike. Vice President Vance has largely remained silent during this conflict, and if negotiations are restarted later this week in Islamabad, Vance is considered the leading candidate to be the chief negotiator. “Vance is the more preferred candidate,” a Gulf source said regarding Iran’s stance. “They don’t want to work with Kushner and Wittekov because they are untrustworthy.” The source added that Iran believes Vance would keep his promises, and his involvement is seen as appropriate for negotiations with Iran’s Parliament Speaker Kalibaf. The vice president may serve as the new head of the U.S. negotiating team, indicating the White House’s intention to avoid further economic losses and ease tensions, although the strategy to end the war remains unclear. (Jin10)