Iran Prefers Talks With VP Vance Over Kushner and Witkoff
President Trump said Washington is holding “good talks” with Iran, but Gulf sources told Britain’s The Telegraph that Tehran has refused to negotiate with envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The sources said Iranian officials blamed Witkoff and Kushner for the U.S. strikes, accusing them of having “stabbed them in the back” by holding nuclear talks while Washington was already planning the opening strikea against Iran.
Despite this, Iran is open to talks with Vice President J.D. Vance, who was largely absent from discussions in February and the months leading up to it.
“Vance is the preferred option. They don’t want to work with Kushner or Witkoff. Vance is seen as skeptical about the strikes,” one Gulf source said.
