Barak Ravid: Vance seriously participated in indirect negotiations with Iran in the last two weeks. These efforts began two weeks ago, when Vance sent a letter to Mosen Razai, offering direct negotiations. Vance also spoke almost daily with mediators involved in the negotiations between Iran and the US, including the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and the Chief of Staff of the Pakistani Army, Asim Munir. Vance, through Qatari and Pakistani mediators, discussed the possibility of an expert-level technical meeting between Iran and the United States in the near future, although no date has yet been set.