Vance emerges as lead Iran negotiator and weighs face-to-face talks with Tehran's security chief; Iranian adviser says request was rejected
Vice President JD Vance is considering face-to-face talks with Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, after President Trump authorized him to lead renewed negotiations, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. and Middle Eastern officials, according to Iran International and Anadolu. Vance sent Rezaei a letter in October requesting a meeting but no date is set, and Iran is demanding that the U.S. lift its naval blockade, release frozen assets and ease oil sanctions first, demands Secretary of State Marco Rubio called unrealistic. Mehdi Mohammadi, an adviser to Iran's parliament speaker, said Tehran rejected Vance's request for direct talks until Washington gives its final response to Iran's proposal.
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- Iran InternationalVance considers face-to-face talks with Iran's Rezaei to end war - WSJ
- Anadolu AgencyUS' JD Vance weighs direct talks with Iranian security official to end war: Report