Qatar says major progress made in US-Iran talks! Vance deeply involved, mediation elevated to highest level of US government.

Qatar says major progress made in US-Iran talks! Vance deeply involved, mediation elevated to highest level of US government. US-Iran indirect talks have produced the clearest positive signal to date. The Qatari prime minister publicly stated that the negotiations have achieved "major results," while US media simultaneously disclosed that Vice President Vance has personally become deeply involved in the negotiation process, marking the elevation of this round of US-Iran indirect mediation to the highest decision-making level of the US government. According to the latest report by CGTN Europe, the Qatari prime minister said: "We have achieved a great deal, and I believe we can reach a solution." He also emphasized that "we cannot wait for a perfect agreement; we want to reach a good agreement." This is the most positive and explicit public statement from the mediator to date. According to Global Times citing the US Axios news website, two people familiar with the matter disclosed that Vance himself has participated in indirect negotiations with Iran over the past two weeks, aiming to facilitate a new ceasefire agreement and restart nuclear talks. Analysts believe that Vance's involvement has injected new uncertainty into the direction of the negotiations and also given this round of diplomatic efforts higher political weight, with a direct impact on how the market prices regional geopolitical risk. Vance personally mediating, communicating with mediators almost daily According to people familiar with the matter, Vance has been in almost daily communication with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed, Pakistani Army Chief of Staff Munir, and other mediators to coordinate on matters related to the negotiations with Iran. Axios reported that one of the core topics of this round of negotiations is the possibility of the US and Iran holding a working-level technical negotiation in the coming days, but reports indicate that it has not yet been finalized. US media analysis suggests that Vance's deep involvement this time shows that he is proactively taking on the responsibility of pushing the United States out of this conflict. Combined with Vance's post on social media on the 4th, in which he stated bluntly that the Iran war was the root cause of the Republican Party's midterm election losses and proposed adjusting US relations with Israel, analysts pointed out that this political background gives Vance an independent political motive for pushing the negotiations forwardending the conflict as early as possible would help him shape a diplomatic image distinct from the current administration in his positioning for the 2028 presidential campaign. Trump allows a diplomatic window, high-level call confirms active channel According to US officials and people familiar with the matter, Trump is currently willing to let diplomatic efforts continue and wants to see whether any agreement is possible. The Qatari prime minister stated that the US government remains willing to seek a solution after the midterm elections, and Washington's interest in reaching an agreement has not changed. On the 6th, the Amiri Diwan of Qatar issued a statement saying that Qatari Emir Tamim had a phone call with Trump that day, and the two sides discussed how to ease regional tensions and how to promote a comprehensive agreement to end the crisis. This high-level call further confirms the current active state of diplomatic channels. A noteworthy background is that since September this year, Iran has proposed its own "seven-day plan," requiring the US to lift the blockade on Iranian ports, unfreeze assets, and approve Iran-supported routes through the Strait of Hormuz before the waterway can reopen, but the plan has so far been rejected by Trump. Meanwhile, according to CCTV News, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on the 7th that preliminary information shows two missiles hit Qeshm Island, but there is currently no official information on possible damage. Negotiation prospects still face variables, market focuses on subsequent implementation progress Although mediators have released positive signals, the substantive implementation of the negotiations still faces many uncertainties. Whether technical-level talks can take place in the near term is the key test of whether this round of diplomatic momentum can be translated into substantive results. Regional countries had previously widely expected that Trump would restrain his impulse to use force against Iran before the midterm elections and might restart military action after the elections. Iran, for its part, has repeatedly said that if attacked anew, it will retaliate against US and Israeli targets stationed in neighboring countries. Against this backdrop, whether the diplomatic efforts led by Vance can create sufficient binding force remains to be seen. For the market, the escalation of negotiations to the highest level of the US government and the mediator's rare statement of "major results" will help ease, in the short term, market concerns about the spillover risk of regional conflict, but whether the technical talks can be held as scheduled and whether the core demands of both sides can be bridged will be the key variables determining the subsequent direction. This article is republished from the "Wallstreetcn" APP, author: Zhao Ying; GMTEight editor: Song Zhiying.