Axios reported that US Vice President J. De Vance has personally held indirect talks with the Iranians over the past two weeks with the aim of achieving a new ceasefire and resuming nuclear negotiations. The report also noted that mediation efforts had made some progress in the talks and indicated that President Donald Trump's emissaries Steve Wittkopf and Jared Kushner were also involved. Axios, citing Iranian officials, said that Vance's letter to the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Razai, created positive momentum for the resumption of negotiations.