'It's Not Working': Diplomats Fear Trump's Iran Envoys Are Making Things Worse

 https://time.com/article/2026/04/15/diplomats-fear-trump-iran-envoys-kushner-witkoff-nuclear/

Former diplomats tell TIME that Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who led the Iran negotiations with Vice President JD Vance, lack the expertise and diplomatic experience needed to secure an agreement. That, they warn, risks prolonging the war and further destabilizing the global economy. 

“There is a discussion in which the president's advisors talk truth to power and basically say to him…‘You've got the ultimate control. But if you're going to do this, this is exactly what is likely to happen. And in my judgment…if you do this, you might fail,’” Miller said. 

Such frank internal debate, he argued, depends on advisers willing to risk the consequences.

“Trump had four secretaries of defense in his first term. He had six national security advisors [during his two terms]. They know what happens if they embarrass the president or they become a problem.”