US Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that mistrust between Washington and Tehran remains significant and cannot be resolved quickly, but he added that Iranian negotiators appeared willing to reach an agreement leaving him feeling “very good about where we are.”
His comments come as President Donald Trump announced that talks aimed at ending the Iran war could resume in Pakistan over the next two days. The previous round of negotiations collapsed over the weekend, prompting Washington to impose a blockade on Iranian ports.
A fragile two‑week ceasefire between the US and Iran still has one week remaining. Vance participated in the earlier talks in Pakistan.
“There is a lot of, of course, mistrust between Iran and the United States of America. You are not going to solve that problem overnight,” Vance said during a Turning Point USA event. He added that Iranian negotiators “wanted to make a deal.”
Background: How the War Escalated
The conflict began on February 28, when the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran. Tehran retaliated with strikes on Israel and Gulf states hosting US bases. Subsequent US‑Israeli strikes on Iranian territory, along with Israeli operations in Lebanon, have killed thousands and displaced millions, according to reporting on the conflict.
With the ceasefire still in effect and both sides signalling interest in renewed talks, the coming days in Pakistan may determine whether diplomacy can regain momentum or whether the conflict risks escalating further.
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