Source : BRICS NEWS
WASHINGTON, November 3 – United States Vice President JD Vance said on Monday (November 2) that Washington had held good talks with Iran, as shared by BRICS News on X.
Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Mr Vance said: “We’ve had a number of good conversations with the Iranians.” He added that he had spoken to President Donald Trump about the matter an hour earlier.
“The President and I both feel pretty good about the prospects for potentially coming to a negotiated settlement. We’re going to keep on working at it,” he said. “You never know, of course. The Iranians are always a little unpredictable.”
Mr Vance said the President “retains kinetic options” and “non-kinetic options”, but stressed that progress had been made. “We’ve certainly made some progress. We’ll see if we can make some more,” he said.
Asked whether the US had set Iran a deadline before strikes could resume, Mr Vance said no such deadline had been given. He said Washington’s priority was to make sure Iran does not rebuild its nuclear programme.
“They care a lot, obviously, about their sovereignty. They care a lot about economically rebuilding. We do think that there is a pathway there, but it really does require a firm commitment and a verifiable commitment that they don’t rebuild that nuclear programme,” he said.
Indirect talks are being held through mediators. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that consultations involving Qatar and Pakistan were intensive, and that a revised proposal could allow the Strait of Hormuz to reopen within two days if Washington accepts Iran’s conditions.
Mr Araghchi said everything depended on what he called the political rationality of Washington. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said that if Iran’s demands were met, it would be possible to restore security in the Strait of Hormuz and resume the negotiating process within a short period.
Tehran’s earlier seven-day plan had called for Washington to lift its blockade of Iranian ports, release frozen Iranian assets and waive sanctions on Iranian oil sales before negotiations resumed, according to Iran International.
An Iranian source quoted by the Fars news agency, which is affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, said indirect communications with Washington had not yet produced a breakthrough and that Tehran still insisted on its conditions.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also said the Supreme Leader had given the government certain authorities to pursue a resolution through dialogue, according to the IRNA news agency.
Mr Trump told Axios on Monday that he was “in no rush” to decide on resuming military action, and later replied “No” when reporters asked whether he was considering striking Iran after the elections. Axios has reported that Mr Vance and White House envoy Steve Witkoff are among those urging the President to move towards a deal.
Oil prices posted their sharpest one-day fall in three months on Monday as markets reacted to the signs of progress in diplomacy.
Mr Vance’s comments came on the eve of the US midterm elections on Tuesday (November 3), as President Trump also signalled he was in no hurry to decide on renewed strikes.
Source: BRICS News on X
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