An Israeli official involved in the details said that although the negotiations between Iran and the U.S. are "very serious," the assessment in Jerusalem is that there is a high probability the talks will collapse. "It will be very difficult for Iran to be flexible, and therefore the assessment is that in the end it will blow up," he said. However, Israel says that U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, together with envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, very much want to reach an achievement: "The negotiations are not a show and are being conducted with complete seriousness. No one here is coming to stall. But the gaps are very significant and therefore the assessment is that in the end the negotiations will collapse."