The phrase "a wall of mistrust" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant barrier or obstacle in relationships or communication due to a lack of trust.
Example: "After years of misunderstandings, there was now a wall of mistrust between them that seemed impossible to break down."
Alternatives: "a barrier of distrust" or "a divide of suspicion."
"This only creates a big wall of mistrust between the government and the people".
"You're bumping up against a wall of fear and mistrust that's pretty deep-seated here," said Earl Ofari Hutchinson, president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable.
He called for a "crack in this wall of mistrust", urging an American-Iranian dialogue between academics, writers, artists, journalists and tourists.
Yet Mr Clinton waived his right under the act to punish Total, and several other non-American firms have since invested in Iran and gone unpunished.When Mr Khatami took over, he called for "a crack in the wall of mistrust between the two nations".
The best means of breaking this vicious cycle is not to search for a grand deal, but a limited one that breaches the wall of mistrust and potentially sets the stage for further-reaching arms control measures.
In 1998, his successor, Mohammad Khatami, called for Tehran and Washington to bring down the "wall of mistrust" and, at the United Nations, proposed a "dialogue of civilizations".
Over the course of a year, they began the slow and painful process of breaking down the brick wall of mistrust between the two communities, in front of the camera.
Could the "crack in the wall of mistrust", which President Muhammad Khatami recently called for, really be beginning to open?
Two years ago, Khatami, Iran's president, called for cultural exchanges to break the "wall of mistrust" separating Iran and the United States.
Yet his presence showed that the event had the backing of most Iranians who matter.This week the wall of mistrust between the two countries began to crack.
