President Trump’s Consolidating control of foreign policy into a small group of envoys has attracted attention among some national security analysts about his interactions with him Iran.
There are no special envoys in the United States Iran Since Mr. Trump took office in January.
“One doesn’t have to make energy efficient and effective Iran Policy, but I think this sends an important political signal.
When the president appointed the envoy to negotiate with his U.S. rival, critics from the foreign affairs community warned that the organization was too small as diplomatic crises and wars stirred around the world.
Mr. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff leads us –Iran Spring diplomacy, five rounds of negotiations were held.
Those talks that were fragile from the beginning, the Israeli strike collapsed Iranian uranium enrichment facility in June. That month, U.S. B-2 bombers subsequently destroyed Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan Nuke websites.
Robert Malley was a former special envoy Iranappointed by former President Joseph R. Biden in 2021. He resigned in March 2023 on charges of abuse of confidential information. According to the State Department’s website, his professional foreign service officer Abram Paley took over Mr. Marley and has held the position ever since.
But, diplomatic sources told The Washington Times that Mr. Paley has been working in the office since January.
The State Department declined to comment on Mr. Paley’s employment status.
Brian Hook serves as Special Representative of the United States Iran Mr. Trump’s first administration – Obama-era nuclear deal after the president’s decision to withdraw from the joint integrated action plan Tehran Huge sanctions relief in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear activities.
This time, Mr. Trump appointed other key envoys in the region.
U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack is a special envoy to Syria. Morgan Ortagus was sworn in as a Middle East special under Mr. Vickforf. Ms. Ortagues reorganized on Mr. Trump’s close national security team and left the position six months later.
With this as a background, some analysts believe that there is a lack of special envoys. Iran In line with the merger strategy within the second Trump administration, the strategy hopes to get approved seals in the Oval Office to stamp each diplomatic move.
“In the second semester, I think the stamps that the president has made are very clear,” Taliblu said. “Now, usually this means creating a special envoy, but in this case, it means a more controlled process.”
Except with IranMr. Witkov has been a key communication channel between Moscow and Washington as the Trump administration is committed to promoting a peaceful agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Mr. Witkov was also deeply involved in negotiations on the ceasefire in Gaza and the hostage deal involving Hamas.
Mr Taleblu added Iran The envoy’s position is not essential for good policy. But the lack of dedicated envoys may suggest that the Trump administration has no specific plans for its strategy Iran.
“After all these successes, now one question should be asked: After success, what? Because the worst thing after success is indifference, because indifference allows opponents’ time and space and capital to be rebuilt.”
Since the June War Iranian The diplomatic situation deteriorates. In August, E3 countries in France, Germany and the UK triggered a kickback mechanism for the joint integrated action plan, which could see the reintroduction of unsupported sanctions Iran. E3 is confirmed Iran No significant progress has been made, especially as it restarted negotiations with the United States
Iranian leader Ali Khamenei reportedly asked President Masoud Pezeshkian to contact Kathari mediators this month to renegotiate with the United States, which could be a difficult Iranian hard-core person who believes the US zero-rich concentration requirement is a no-start.
For some experts, Iran For Mr. Trump, the nuclear issue is too important. Alex Vatanka Iran The Middle East Institute’s plan says the White House has not yet made a clear vision of the United States.Iran The relationship should look like.
“No one can claim that it’s easy. It’s a very tough set of challenges. But I’m pointing out the president trump card There was never a clear vision in terms of what he wanted Iran policy,” he said. “Israels may act like they did in Doha Iran. That is one of the dangers of getting others to set their agenda. If I were in the Trump White House, I would be worried about not being in this regard. ”
Mr. Vataka admitted that the White House may temporarily shift its diplomatic focus to more pressing issues, but he remains skeptical of a larger work plan.
“It’s very likely that the United States has a lot of other things on the plate,” Vataka said. “Maybe the Trump administration has come up with an amazing new formula where things are different. You don’t need all the people sitting in the cubicle to do things. You just need to get CENTCOM to ship bombs. But if you’re measuring the commitments of the Trump administration to put our resources into our process, that doesn’t exist.”
Others warned that it was right Iran There may be disasters in the future. Daniel Roth, Joint Director of Anti-Nuclear Research Iranhe stressed that letting diplomacy fall on the roadside could harm the United States and the Middle East.
“Iran It has been proven that it has been untrustworthy since 1979. There are many other nuclear-rich states, and no one has any problems. “Mr. Ross said:[Iran] Want to pursue nuclear weapons so that they can pursue their regional ambitions. All of these ambitions are very harmful to the United States and its allies. ”
although Iran International regulators say that over the years, their nuclear programs have been purely for civilians and peaceful purposes. Tehran It is far beyond the level of commercial richness and is only one step away from the development of nuclear weapons. Mr Ross believes that this should be enough to scare anyone interested in the spread of nuclear weapons.
“Say you want to Iran It’s a paper tiger. You may be worried about other countries that want to obtain nuclear weapons. Every Arab country in Egypt clearly states: Iran Get nuclear weapons, we can have them too. ‘”
