Two sources familiar with the matter said that US Vice President Vance personally participated in indirect negotiations with Iran over the past two weeks, with the goal of reaching a new cease-fire agreement and restarting nuclear negotiations. Vance's deep intervention shows that he is actively pushing the US out of this conflict. He believes this war is the culprit of the Republican Party's fiasco defeat in this week's election. It also elevated this round of indirect negotiations to the highest level of government. US officials and regional sources said that currently Trump is willing to leave room for diplomatic experiments and wait and see if an agreement can be reached. When asked what message to send to Iran on Friday, Trump told reporters: “We are communicating with them.” However, if he changes his mind and orders a restart of the attack, the US military can launch an operation within a short period of time. People familiar with the matter revealed that Vance communicates almost every day with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Pakistan Army Chief of Staff Marshal Asim Mounir, and other mediators about Iran negotiations. White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner also participated. Sources said that Vance has been discussing with the mediators of Qatar and Pakistan to hold working-level technical talks between the US and Iran in the next few days, but the talks have yet to come to fruition. The vice president's office declined to comment.

Two sources familiar with the matter said that US Vice President Vance personally participated in indirect negotiations with Iran over the past two weeks, with the goal of reaching a new cease-fire agreement and restarting nuclear negotiations. Vance's deep intervention shows that he is actively pushing the US out of this conflict. He believes this war is the culprit of the Republican Party's fiasco defeat in this week's election. It also elevated this round of indirect negotiations to the highest level of government. US officials and regional sources said that currently Trump is willing to leave room for diplomatic experiments and wait and see if an agreement can be reached. When asked what message to send to Iran on Friday, Trump told reporters: “We are communicating with them.” However, if he changes his mind and orders a restart of the attack, the US military can launch an operation within a short period of time. People familiar with the matter revealed that Vance communicates almost every day with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Pakistan Army Chief of Staff Marshal Asim Mounir, and other mediators about Iran negotiations. White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner also participated. Sources said that Vance has been discussing with the mediators of Qatar and Pakistan to hold working-level technical talks between the US and Iran in the next few days, but the talks have yet to come to fruition. The vice president's office declined to comment.