Ismail Bakai, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, emphasized to the journalists on Monday, November 2, that Mohammad Bakr Kalibaf, the chairman of the Islamic Council, is still Iran's chief negotiator. In another part of his speech about the letter of J. Dee Vance, Donald Trump's vice president, he said that since the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council is the recipient of the letter, it will be up to him to decide how to respond to it. In response to a question about the possibility of changing the composition of the negotiations, Bakay said that the Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council is entrusted with the management of the political process in the country and that the President, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other administrative bodies have a role in this process. Referring to the Foreign Minister's announcement yesterday, he said: "Our negotiator, as the Honorable Foreign Minister announced in an interview yesterday, is Mr. Kalif." Referring to Vance's letter, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the recipient of the letter is the Secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security and he will decide on the feasibility and manner of replying to the letter.