White House officials are not satisfied with President Donald Trump's media behavior - and according to a report today (Tuesday) on CNN, they said that his public statements and tweets are harming efforts to reach an agreement with Iran.
The report details a series of unusual media statements by the president, which, according to those sources, had a negative impact and even harmed the talks.
According to the report, the Tehran regime's deep sensitivity and suspicion toward the United States have intensified in light of Trump's remarks, which are perceived as negotiating via social media. "The Iranians do not appreciate that the president of the United States is negotiating via social media and making it appear as if they signed on to issues they did not agree to.".
In the most current example in the report, it was noted that over the weekend it appeared that the United States and Iran were getting closer to a deal, but Trump tried to conduct the negotiations through the media - mainly by publishing posts on his social network TruthSocial and holding phone calls with journalists after receiving updates from Pakistan.
The president claimed in tweets that Iran had agreed to a long series of concessions, which, according to sources who spoke to CNN, were not agreed upon at all.
Other examples cited in the report included contradictory statements by President Trump regarding other senior administration officials - such as his claim that Vice President J.D. Vance would not participate in the round of negotiations for security reasons, and his confusing statement to Bloomberg that the ceasefire with Iran would end on Wednesday evening, Eastern Time.
President Trump declared a two-week ceasefire on April 7 at 6:32 p.m. Washington time, so it is actually set to expire on Tuesday evening.
According to the report, Washington is identifying internal gaps within Iran, and American officials believe that there is a disconnect between the negotiating team, led by Parliament Speaker Qlibaf and Foreign Minister Araqchi, and the leadership of the Revolutionary Guards. These differences of opinion raise doubts about the identity of the entity authorized to approve a final agreement in Tehran.
