# Why Iran-US negotiations keep failing

https://mins.news/en/item/104932

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-18 07:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/18/why-iran-us-negotiations-keep-failing?traffic_source=rss

> The article argues that the diplomatic stalemate reflects long-standing psychological complexes on both sides: Washington’s response to the 1979 US embassy seizure in Tehran, and Tehran’s distrust rooted in historical US hostility, the 2018 withdrawal from the nuclear deal and later military action. These have shaped decision-making in ways that obstruct negotiations.