When JD Vance sat down for talks with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of Iran’s delegation on Saturday for high-stakes talks, the US vice-president was making history as the most senior American official to engage in negotiations with the Islamic republic.
But when the discussions turned to Iran’s nuclear programme — which will be central to reaching any peace agreement — he was following a well-trodden path that has challenged, frustrated and confounded US and European governments for more than two decades.
The difference this time: the stakes are higher than ever and the distrust on both sides has only grown deeper.
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