Trust Gap Hampers US-Iran Understandings, International Relations Professor Says

A widening crisis of trust between the United States and Iran is obstructing efforts to reach understandings, according to Dr Hamed Fares, a professor of international relations.

Fares said the gap in confidence between Washington and Tehran had grown significantly in the recent period, making it harder for the two sides to find common ground.

He explained that the crisis was no longer confined to the nuclear issue or the question of opening the Strait of Hormuz. Instead, it had spread to a number of other issues.

His assessment points to a broader challenge for diplomacy: mistrust now cuts across multiple areas of the US-Iran relationship rather than remaining tied to a single dispute.