Vice President J.D. Vance of the United States has spent the past two weeks personally involved in indirect talks with Iran aimed at reaching a new ceasefire and resuming nuclear negotiations, Axios reported on Friday. Citing sources familiar with the discussions, the report revealed that Vance has been speaking almost daily to Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, and other mediators. White House envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner were also involved.
Vance and the mediators have been discussing the possibility of a working-level technical meeting between the U.S. and Iran in the coming days, though sources said that the meeting has not yet materialized.
The report highlighted Vance's longstanding engagement in these diplomatic channels. He previously led the U.S. negotiating team to an April summit on Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan. Following the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) reached in June, Vance also led the U.S. delegation to a round of direct talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland.
This renewed push for diplomacy aligns with Vance's broader political stance on the conflict. On Nov. 4, in a detailed social media post, Vance pointed to the Iran war as the root cause of the Republicans' staggering losses in the midterm elections, underscoring his personal drive to extract the U.S. from the conflict through a diplomatic solution.
Vance leads push for new US-Iran deal behind scenes
