Distrust Between Washington and Tehran Complicates Negotiations, Analyst Says

A lack of trust between Washington and Tehran is complicating negotiations over the crisis with Iran, according to Washington-based writer and political researcher Ziad Sankari.

Sankari said it had become difficult to predict what the US president would say about the crisis, citing what he described as repeated contradictory statements.

His assessment linked the uncertainty surrounding US presidential remarks to the broader difficulty of navigating relations between the two sides.

Sankari’s comments highlighted mistrust as an obstacle to negotiations, with inconsistent messaging adding to an already difficult diplomatic environment.