[49969] Disagreements in the Trump Administration: Is there a chance for diplomacy with Iran?

Contacts with Tehran: Witkoff vs. the senior echelon at the White House

According to reports from the Telegram channels خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری and اخبار جنگ | ایران | افغانستان, which are close to reports on Iranian foreign policy, Steve Witkoff recommended that President Donald Trump continue the diplomatic line toward Tehran. Witkoff, according to the publication, presents an "optimistic view regarding the possibility of reaching an agreement."

However, these sources, which are sometimes identified with lines reporting on war zones and active diplomacy, note that Witkoff's position is not the consensus in the White House. According to خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری, "other senior officials in the American administration are very pessimistic" regarding the chances of success for such a move.

Similar reports also appeared in the channels اخبارفوری خبرفوری جنگ امریکا فوری and خبرفوری | اخبارجنگ فوری آمریکا, which emphasized the gap between the optimism of the political echelon close to Trump and the skepticism among national security echelons. According to اخبارفوری خبرفوری جنگ امریکا فوری, Witkoff continues to argue that agreements can be reached, in stark contrast to the feelings among other senior officials in Washington who believe that the chance for an agreement is very low.

The sources that reported on the issue mostly focus on reflecting the positions of "war and negotiation," which sometimes cast doubt on the American administration's ability to formulate a unified policy toward Iran at this point in time.