Why U.S.-Iran Negotiations Failed
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What were the reasons behind the U.S.-Iran negotiations failure?
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From The New York Times, I'm Natalie Kitcheleff. This is The Daily.
After the marathon negotiations between the U.S. and Iran this weekend failed to produce any breakthroughs, the temporary ceasefire appears more precarious than ever. One of the biggest questions looming over it is Israel, and whether it will accept peace or keep fighting a war on multiple fronts that threatens any chance of a deal. Today, my colleagues Mark Mazzetti and Ronan Bergman explain.
It's Monday, April 13th. Ronan, Mark, hello. It is about 10 a.m. on Sunday on the East Coast, 5 p.m. where you are, Ronan, in Israel. And we say that because things can always change. Thank you for joining us on a Sunday.
Thank you. Thanks for inviting us.
So we've turned to you both throughout this war to understand the role that Israel has played in this conflict. And that question has become more critical than ever at this particular moment when it appears that Israel continues to actively threaten the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. And we're going to get to how that's playing out. But first, just help me understand the state of things right now. Negotiators from Iran and the U.S., including Vice President J.D. Vance, met in Pakistan this weekend. Mark, where do things stand?
So J.D. Vance and a very senior delegation of Iranian officials had a marathon session on Saturday in Islamabad where they were meeting to hash out some of their biggest differences. No one could tell what was happening in the negotiations where a lot of reporters were waiting around to find out any piece of information and there was nothing coming. And then by Saturday night, Washington time, we get word that the talks had broken down. Well, good morning, everybody. And let me say a couple of notes of appreciation. First of all, J.D. Vance comes out and he announces that there's no deal. We have been at it now for 21 hours, and we've had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. That's the good news.
The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the United States of America. The American delegation is leaving Islamabad, and there's really no immediate prospects for another round of negotiations, although that could certainly happen. We've made very clear what our red lines are, what things we're willing to accommodate them on, and what things we're not willing to accommodate them on. And we've made that as clear as we possibly could, and they have chosen not to accept our terms. And meanwhile, there's this sort of extraordinary split screen where...
and with us in the building tonight.
President Trump is in Miami at a UFC fight. Oh, wow.
United States of America, Donald J. Trump.
Projecting kind of indifference to the whole thing.
We'll see what happens.
How does Israel influence the U.S.-Iran ceasefire negotiations?
Look, regardless, we win. Regardless what happens, we win.
You know, he says to reporters on the way down, well, I don't really care what goes on in these negotiations because we've already won.
In addition to that, we're negotiating whether we make a deal or not makes no difference to me.
He's already declared victory. So it was sort of an amazing day that ultimately ended very inconclusively in terms of what's next in the war on Iran.
Right. Despite Trump's statement to the contrary, there is no resolution that's come out of this. This thing is not over. It's not won. It's very much still on the table what's going to happen next.
Right. Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz, which remains closed. Iran still has a stockpile of highly enriched uranium, which the United States wants it to give up. And Iran is demanding economic sanctions relief from these very crippling sanctions that the United States for years has imposed on the country. And so after all these negotiations on Saturday, it doesn't appear there was great progress on any of those fronts.
So those are the main points of contention, Mark. The Strait being closed, what happens with the stockpile of highly enriched uranium and potential sanctions relief?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were the reasons behind the U.S.-Iran negotiations failure?
0:00–3:57
2
How does Israel influence the U.S.-Iran ceasefire negotiations?
3:57–7:55
3
What is the current state of the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran?
7:55–12:04
4
What are the main points of contention in the U.S.-Iran negotiations?
12:04–16:30
5
How is Hezbollah's involvement complicating the situation?
16:30–20:45
6
What are Israel's security concerns regarding Hezbollah?
20:45–25:15
7
How does Iran's support for Hezbollah affect the negotiations?
25:15–31:11
8
What strategies might lead to a resolution in the U.S.-Iran conflict?
31:11–32:32