US Vice President JD Vance considers meeting with Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei

Reports say Vance is exploring direct talks with Rezaei to end the war, with Trump's authorization. Iran denies contact and demands sanctions relief as a precondition.

US Vice President JD Vance is considering holding a direct meeting with Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in an effort to advance the end of the war between the two countries, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The move is in its early stages, and no final decision has been made. However, Rezaei himself denied that contacts are underway for a meeting, and Iran clarifies that no negotiations will take place until Washington meets the conditions set by Tehran.