Ibrahim Kalin, head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization, said on Monday, November 9, 2026, that Qatar was expected to host a meeting the following week between US Vice President JD Vance and Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. However, hours after the report emerged, a senior Iranian security official said Tehran had no plans to negotiate with the United States.

According to Middle East Eye, Kalin told a meeting in Ankara that a potential meeting between Vance and Rezaei in Doha represented an important opportunity to achieve progress in talks between Tehran and Washington. He said Turkey and other regional mediators were working to advance a seven-point plan that could pave the way for an agreement between the two countries.

Kalin said the plan included easing sanctions on Iran and releasing its frozen assets in return for Tehran’s commitment not to acquire nuclear weapons, cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency to advance separate nuclear talks, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Turkish intelligence chief said the main remaining disagreement concerned the sequence in which the commitments would be implemented and which side should take the first step. He stressed that reaching an agreement within the next few days could prevent further US strikes, but warned that the attacks could resume if negotiations failed.

Kalin also said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had urged Donald Trump during a telephone call on Saturday, November 7, not to launch a new round of military strikes against Iran. He said any new attack could plunge the region into another cycle of violence, with even a minor incident potentially escalating into a broader conflict.

Iran’s Press TV, however, quoted an unnamed senior security official on Monday evening as saying that Tehran’s position on negotiations with Washington had not changed. Responding to reports of a possible meeting between Vance and Rezaei in Qatar, the official stressed that there would be no talks with the US side unless Washington took practical steps to meet Iran’s seven conditions.

Reports had previously emerged that Vance had sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei. Iranian officials confirmed receiving the message but have not provided a full official account of its contents. US media reported that Vance used the letter to call for the resumption of direct negotiations.

Meanwhile, Reuters reported on Monday that Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, was expected to meet Donald Trump and JD Vance in Washington. Qatar has played a significant role in recent weeks in relaying proposals and messages between Tehran and Washington.

Despite continuing diplomatic efforts, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the talks had so far made little progress and that an agreement in the near future appeared unlikely.

While the Turkish intelligence chief’s remarks suggest the possibility of high-level direct talks, the Iranian security official’s latest statement indicates that disagreements remain over whether to begin negotiations. No formal joint announcement has yet been made on the timing or location of a possible meeting between Vance and Rezaei.