US eyes indirect Vance-Ghalibaf talks via Turkey to open Tehran channel
TL;DR
The United States has floated direct talks between Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, to be conducted through intermediaries including Turkey, as part of efforts to establish a diplomatic channel with Tehran amid the war. A potential Islamabad meeting between senior US and Iranian officials is also being explored with Pakistan’s backing, though Iran has not yet responded. Turkey is pushing for a temporary ceasefire to enable diplomacy, while broader regional dynamics and Israel’s stance complicate any progress.
- US proposes Vance-Ghalibaf talks with Turkey as one intermediary: Source AL-Monitor
- ‘We're in the testing phase’: Trump admin eyeing Iran’s parliament speaker as US-backed leader Politico
- Iran’s hardline parliament speaker Mohammed Qalibaf enters spotlight amid reported US talks The Times of Israel
- Iran assigns club-wielding ‘corrupt commander’ to make a deal with Trump The Telegraph
- Who is Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker? The Jerusalem Post
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