U.S. intelligence agencies: Iran currently has no intention of engaging in substantive negotiations, believing that Trump lacks sincerity.

BlockBeats message, April 2, according to a report by The New York Times: U.S. officials said that multiple U.S. intelligence agencies recently assessed that the Iranian government is currently unwilling to engage in substantive negotiations to end the U.S.-Iran war.

They said the assessment is that the Iranian government believes it is in a strong position in the war and therefore does not need to yield to the diplomatic demands of the United States.

U.S. and Iranian officials said that the two countries are exchanging information through intermediary countries—perhaps also through direct channels—but they have not been negotiating the conditions for a ceasefire or an end to the war. (Jin 10)