Professor Seyed Malandi, a member of Tehran's negotiation team, said that the U.S. delegation led by Vice President J.D. Vance lacked decision-making authority during talks with Iran earlier this month.
Malandy stated, "The Americans had no authority during the negotiations. Vance had no power to make decisions; he kept making phone calls—dozens of them, evidently including calls to [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu."
"Someone who keeps making such calls at the negotiating table clearly lacks the authority to make decisions."
The 21-hour-long negotiation ultimately failed to reach an agreement on Iran's nuclear program or the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Subsequently, the U.S. imposed a maritime blockade on Iranian ports, leading to a deadlock in further talks.
Malandy believes Washington's inability to reach a compromise was partly due to insufficient information from Trump and influence from Zionist lobbying groups.
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