{
  "id": 17484501,
  "title": "Trump and Vance are making a mistake by negotiating with Iran's terrorists - opinion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/trump-and-vance-are-making-a-mistake-by-negotiating-with-irans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T22:42:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-913211"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Vice President Joe Biden and current Vice President JD Vance have been criticized for negotiating with Iranian terrorists. This opinion piece argues that such actions are misguided and counterproductive. Trump approved of Vance's decision to write to a senior Iranian official, but the author questions the rationale behind such an approach. The White House's persistence in engaging with a criminal regime is seen as a sign of weakness and a failure to address the taboo of changing Tehran's regime. The author also discusses Rezaei's past, highlighting his close ties with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and his opposition to negotiations with the US. Despite these facts, Vance continues to reach out to hardliners, perpetuating a cycle of deception and failure.",
  "summary": "Someone should remind Vance that Rezaei once hunted Americans alongside his Mansouroun terrorists in pre-revolutionary Iran.",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Vice President Joe Biden and JD Vance criticized for negotiating with Iranian terrorists.",
    "White House's engagement with Iran seen as weakness and failure to change regime.",
    "Vance continues outreach to hardliners, perpetuating cycle of deception."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}