Vance Leads Behind-the-Scenes Push for a New Iran Deal: Axios
- Vice President Vance has led indirect talks with Iran over the past two weeks, coordinating daily with Qatari and Pakistani mediators to secure a ceasefire and resume nuclear negotiations.
- Vance explicitly blamed the ongoing conflict for the Republican Party's crushing electoral defeats earlier this week, leveraging his personal involvement to elevate the diplomatic track to the administration's highest levels.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump confirmed US forces struck an Iranian anti-aircraft launcher on Qeshm Island, stating, "We're talking to them" regarding his message to Iran.
- Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani confirmed on Friday that discussions continue, though he described the pace as sluggish, while Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim urged parties to "continue dialogue and pursue diplomatic means to resolve differences."
- Negotiators have evaluated setting up a working-level technical meeting between American and Iranian delegates, though such a meeting has not yet materialized; White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner remain involved in the efforts.
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Report: Vance considers face-to-face meeting with Iran's national security chief
US Vice President JD Vance is considering a face-to-face meeting with Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in an attempt to end the war, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. According to US and Middle Eastern officials, President Donald Trump has told senior administration officials and counterparts in recent days that he […] The post Report: Vance considers face-to-face meeting with Iran's national securi…
Iran Debunks Reports of Vance Meeting in Qatar, Cites Unmet Conditions
Iran points to its rejected Hormuz proposal as proof it has put a plan on the table and says the next move belongs to Washington. Iran has no intention of arranging talks in Qatar between Vice President JD Vance and Mohsen Rezaei, who heads its Supreme National Security Council, unless Washington first satisfies Tehran’s requirements, […]
Iranian Chancellor Araghchi denied a supposed meeting between General Mohsen Rezaei and US Vice President JD Vance.
Araghchi: No plans for meeting between Vance and Iran’s security chief
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed media speculation about a possible meeting between US Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, describing reports of such an encounter as entirely baseless.
The Foreign Minister said: The meeting of the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council with the US Vice President is not planned.
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