Leila Morouti, a political analyst, points to the discord among decision-making institutions within the Iranian government and says that misalignment between the diplomatic apparatus and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is one of the reasons behind Washington’s lack of trust.

She told Iran International: “The United States government has a lot of hesitation about continuing negotiations with the Islamic Republic, especially given the experience of previous negotiations, and that, in the Islamic Republic, the inclination to continue negotiations without results has essentially turned into a real policy.”