IN OCTOBER, VANCE WROTE TO MOHSEN REZAEI, THE HARDLINE SECRETARY OF IRAN’S MAIN SECURITY COUNCIL, AND REQUESTED A MEETING, THOUGH NO DATE HAS BEEN SET - WSJ Reply to @FirstSquawk: TRUMP HAS INFORMED TOP AIDES AND COUNTERPARTS THAT HE IS OPEN TO VANCE INITIATING DISCUSSIONS WITH IRAN AND HAS GIVEN HIM THE AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE, THOUGH U.S. OFFICIALS EMPHASIZED THAT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SENDING VANCE TO MEET IRANIAN OFFICIALS DIRECTLY ARE VERY PRELIMINARY - WSJ Reply to @FirstSquawk: U.S. VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE IS CONSIDERING FACE-TO-FACE DISCUSSIONS WITH A TOP IRANIAN SECURITY OFFICIAL AS HE TAKES OVER AS PRIMARY NEGOTIATOR WITH IRAN, IN A MOVE TO STOP A WAR PERCEIVED AS A DRAG ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, ACCORDING TO U.S. AND MIDDLE EAST OFFICIALS - WSJ