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Trump Empowers Vance to Lead Iran War Talks as Direct Meeting With Rezaei Under Consideration
Read this in the Market Flux appPresident Donald Trump has personally asked Vice President JD Vance to restart negotiations with Iran and end the ongoing war, with Vance now weighing a rare direct, face-to-face meeting with Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, according to the Wall Street Journal. Qatar's capital Doha has emerged as a possible venue for any such encounter, with repeated requests for the meeting being routed through Doha. The push represents a significant escalation in U.S. diplomatic engagement, with Trump formally empowering Vance to lead the effort.
The direct-talks initiative follows a letter Vance sent to Rezaei in October, at Trump's direction, proposing to resume negotiations. Iran received the letter but rejected it, with officials insisting Washington must first meet all seven of Tehran's stated conditions before any dialogue can begin. Rezaei publicly dismissed the latest reports of a pending meeting as fake news, and Iran's foreign minister said no such meeting is planned.
Senior Iranian officials privately expressed deep skepticism about the prospect of a deal, with some convinced the Trump administration intends to launch further military strikes regardless of diplomatic overtures. Iranian officials also noted that the U.S. initiated the war on February 28 while talks were already underway. The WSJ reported the war has become a political liability for Republicans, a dynamic Vance has acknowledged and which appears to be driving his personal involvement in the diplomatic push.
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- AshCryptoBREAKING: 🇺🇸 Vice president JD Vance is considering face to face talks with Iran to end the war, per WSJ. Bullish for markets until Iran says its false.
- Unusual_WhalesBREAKING: Vance weighing face-to-face talks with Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei, with Trump’s backing, per Reuters. Iran’s FM said no such meeting is planned. Rezaei called the reports fake news.
- HormuzReportBREAKING: A source close to Iran’s SNSC Secretary Mohsen Rezaei says U.S. Vice President JD Vance is repeatedly requesting a direct, face-to-face meeting through Qatar, as Washington scrambles to find a diplomatic off-ramp to the war. This comes after Vance sent a letter to Rezaei in October, directly at Trump’s direction, seeking to restart negotiations. Iran received the letter but rejected the proposal. Iranian officials have dismissed its contents and insisted that Washington must meet all seven of Tehran’s conditions before any talks can take place.
- HormuzLetterBREAKING: Trump tells Vance to restart talks with Iran immediately and empowers him to negotiate, with Vance now considering rare face-to-face talks with Iran's SNSC Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, US officials tell WSJ. However, Iran already ruled out any negotiations with the US unless Trump meets all of Iran's 7 conditions. "Time to surrender to the seven conditions that Iran has repeatedly set out," Rezaei said this week. Senior Iranian officials privately dismiss the chance of a deal, convinced Trump will attack anyway to vindicate his decision to go to war. They also note the US started the war on Feb 28 while talks were already underway.
- Osint613WSJ REPORT: U.S. and Middle East officials say Vice President JD Vance is considering face-to-face talks with a top Iranian security official to end the war, with Trump empowering him to negotiate.
- Investingcom*TRUMP OPEN TO VANCE RESTARTING TALKS WITH IRAN : WSJ *VANCE CONSIDERS FACE-TO-FACE TALKS WITH IRAN'S REZAEI: WSJ
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