India, March 25 -- Iran has conveyed to the United States that it would prefer engaging in negotiations with US vice-president JD Vance rather than Donald Trump or other members of the administration as diplomatic efforts intensify to end the ongoing war, according to reports.

The message was reportedly passed to Washington through back-channel communications, with Iranian representatives indicating that talks led by US special envoy Steve Witkoff or by Jared Kushner would be unlikely to succeed because of a deep deficit of trust following the collapse of earlier negotiations before the outbreak of hostilities, CNN reported citing regional sources familiar with the issue.

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