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SECURITY & DEFENSE • UNITED STATES AND IRAN

Vance considers direct talks with Iranian hard-liner, Wall Street Journal reports

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The Wall Street Journal reports that Vice President JD Vance is considering direct talks with an Iranian hard-liner as part of an effort to end the war. Some U.S. officials reportedly view Vance becoming the public face of Iran diplomacy as politically risky.

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Why it matters

Any U.S.-Iran negotiations could affect U.S. security and the course of the war. The supplied articles do not describe specific effects on Americans or say that talks have been agreed to.

What happens next

The Journal reports that Vance is considering the talks; the articles provide no date, confirmed meeting or decision about whether they will occur.

Whether Vance or the administration confirms plans for talks

Whether a meeting, participants or timing are announced

Whether the diplomatic effort produces a stated U.S. or Iranian position