U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he departs after delivering remarks to NCAA Collegiate National Champions in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
CNN's Kristen Holmes reported on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's administration is wading through chaos in its efforts to end the war in Iran because it is struggling to identify who is leading the talks for the Iranian regime.
Trump and the Iranians have been negotiating a settlement to the war since agreeing to a ceasefire earlier this month. Last week, Trump dispatched a delegation led by Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan to negotiate an end to the war, but the delegation came back empty-handed.
Holmes reported that it seemed likely the U.S. delegation could meet the same fate this week if they can't identify Iran's lead negotiator.
"We're hearing there were varied proposals coming back from the Iranians, and there was a lot of confusionas to who is actually in chargeand if the delegation that theywere working with had anyauthority to make a deal," Holmes told Erin Burnett on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront."
"Now,this has been an ongoing issue," she added. "I'll remind you, we reported onthis before they even went tothe first round of negotiations.And then, after the second round of negotiations, Vice President JD Vance said they didn't knowthat the people they weretalking to actually had thatauthority. It seems pretty clearnow that the White House issaying they're just not sure whois in charge in Iran."