Why U.S.-Iran Negotiations Failed
Key Takeaways
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Negotiators hide their true bottom lines
“both the United States side and the Iranian side have a vested interest in hiding their bottom line.”
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Iran will not negotiate on regime control
“I think we would have to assume that they're non-negotiable or it's going to be anything about regime change or human rights within Iran.”
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Iran may concede on the nuclear file
“I think it's entirely possible that the Iranians will be willing to agree to most of what the United States is asking for on the nuclear file”
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Iran remains committed to proxy network influence
“it gives you an indication that the Iranians are probably still pretty hard over on their proxy networks.”
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NATO supports reopening the Strait of Hormuz
“we saw a very strong statement from Rutte... saying that the coalition would always come together and it would support the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.”
Episode Description
After negotiations over the weekend between the United States and Iran ended without a breakthrough, the temporary cease-fire appears to be increasingly precarious. The New York Times journalists Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti explain why Israel is one of the biggest questions looming over the truce. Guest: Ronen Bergman, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine based in Tel Aviv. Mark Mazzetti, an investigative reporter for The New York Times based in Washington. Background reading: Here’s what to know about the cease-fire talks. Iran’s top negotiator said the talks were unsuccessful because Washington failed to win Tehran’s trust. Photo: Pool photo by Jacquelyn Martin For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.