US Vice President JD Vance is weighing a direct meeting with Mohsen Rezaei, a senior Iranian security official and secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, as part of efforts to advance an agreement that would end the conflict between the two countries. The Wall Street Journal reported the development today.
According to the report, President Donald Trump has authorized Vance to pursue the contacts, with Qatar emerging as one of the possible locations for the meeting.
Vance has become the central figure leading American efforts to restart negotiations, after already conveying a message to Rezaei last month proposing a resumption of peace talks.
The path to an agreement remains strewn with obstacles, however. Iran is demanding, among other things, the lifting of the American naval blockade, the release of frozen assets, and relief from sanctions on oil exports, while Washington is insisting that the nuclear issue be addressed at the outset of negotiations.
Despite reports of a possible meeting, Tehran has denied in recent days that any encounter between the two has been scheduled, and made clear that no talks will take place without prior American steps in line with Iranian demands.
