Twenty-one hours of back and forth leave US and Iran far apart
US Vice-President JD Vance was a difficult mission, negotiating on behalf of a president whose messaging on the war has been mixed.
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"an agreement with the US 'will certainly be found' if 'the American government abandons its totalitarianism and respects the rights of the Iranian nation'."
— Masoud Pezeshkian , Politician
"'if you fight, we will fight, if you come forward with logic, we will respond with logic'."
— Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf , Politician
Key People
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Trump's son-in-law and a special envoy working on Middle Eastern negotiations.
JD Vance is a United States Senator from Ohio and a prominent figure in conservative politics.
U.S. Secretary of State.
Masoud Pezeshkian is the President of Iran.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament.
A special envoy involved in negotiations with Iran.
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US Vice-President JD Vance was a difficult mission, negotiating on behalf of a president whose messaging on the war has been mixed.
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