The American newspaper Wall Street Journal, written by Jeddy Vance, Vice President of the United States, explores the possibility of holding direct, face-to-face negotiations with Mohsen Razai, Iran's top security official and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. A move that, if realized, would once again make Vance the central figure in Washington's negotiations with Tehran to end the war.
This newspaper published this news on Wednesday, November 11, citing US and Middle Eastern officials and people familiar with the negotiation process.
According to this report, U.S. President Donald Trump has recently informed senior advisers and foreign officials that he agrees to renew negotiations with Iran led by Hassan Rouhani and has granted him the necessary authority to advance diplomatic efforts. However, American officials emphasized that discussions about holding a direct meeting between Rouhani and Iranian senior officials are still in early stages and no date has yet been set for such a meeting. The Wall Street Journal reported that Rouhani requested a meeting with Mohsen Rezaei in a letter written in October. Rezaei, one of Iran’s most radical and hardline figures, previously commanded the Revolutionary Guard and now serves as a member of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. According to this newspaper, communication between the two sides continues through intermediaries and regional allies to consider the next steps.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Qatar has been raised as one of the possible options for hosting the next phase of the negotiations. Regional mediators also presented proposals for building trust between the two parties; Including the withdrawal of American aircraft carriers and the reduction of blockade restrictions on Iranian ports, in exchange for Tehran allowing 25 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. However, no agreement has yet been reached on these proposals.