Vance is leading the back-channel push for a new deal with Iran - reported Vice President J. De Vance has spent the past two weeks personally involved in indirect talks with Iran to secure a new ceasefire and resume nuclear negotiations, according to Axios. Vance is reportedly taking the lead to extricate America from a conflict he directly blames for Republicans' stunning losses in this week's midterm elections. His heavy involvement elevates the latest round of indirect talks to the highest levels of the administration.