U.S. Vice President JD Vance announced that a 60-day negotiating period between the U.S. and Iran begins Thursday, according to Abu Ali Express. The announcement follows months of diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran, and comes amid continued debate within Iran between pragmatists and hardliners.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that a 60-day negotiating period between the United States and Iran begins today, marking a formal timeline for the next phase of diplomacy. The announcement, reported by Abu Ali Express, comes after months of on-and-off talks between Washington and Tehran that have produced a series of mixed signals and conflicting statements from both sides.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Thursday, Vance said pragmatists in Iran have been winning the internal debate in recent months and that the U.S. expects the final agreement to prevent Iran from developing long-range missiles. The new framing of a 60-day period appears to establish a time-bound structure for negotiations, though the exact terms and what happens at the end of the period were not detailed in the brief report.
The announcement follows a period of intense speculation about the state of the talks. Earlier this week, Axios reported that negotiations risked collapse within hours, while other reports indicated progress toward signing a Memorandum of Understanding. President Trump has claimed a deal is imminent, while Vance himself has acknowledged the timeline could vary from days to months.
What remains open: the precise content of the 60-day framework, whether both sides have formally agreed to it, and how it interacts with Iran's nuclear program and the U.S. military posture in the region.
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