Qatar Will Host Vance and Rezaei Meeting Next Week, Kalın Says

Middle East Eye reports from Ankara that Ibrahim Kalın, speaking at a conference on Monday, confirmed Qatar’s plan to bring U.S. Vice President JD Vance together with senior Iranian national security official Mohsen Rezaei next week.

Kalın described the encounter as an important opportunity for a breakthrough in negotiations. The planned Doha meeting lands as Erdoğan presses Trump to keep Iran on a diplomatic track and after Trump’s closed-door White House session with Qatar’s prime minister.

It also follows earlier reporting that Vance had offered to meet Rezaei as Washington sought a nuclear deal. ## Erdoğan’s Appeal to Trump

Speaking at a conference in Ankara, Kalın said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged President Donald Trump over the weekend not to launch another round of strikes on Iran during a Saturday phone call.

Kalın added that any U.S. attack on Iran would trigger another vicious cycle of regional violence, according to Middle East Eye.

Seven-Point Plan and Sequencing

Kalın said Türkiye and other regional mediators were making progress on a seven-point plan he described as a fair agreement.

Under the proposed deal, Iran would receive sanctions relief and gain access to frozen funds. In return, Tehran would commit not to obtain nuclear weapons, engage with the International Atomic Energy Agency to begin separate nuclear negotiations, and then unblock the Strait of Hormuz, he said.

“It’s just a matter of sequencing right now who will take the first step,” Kalın said. “That’s where we are.”

He cautioned that even a small incident could plunge the region into a new wave of conflict.

“If you can get this agreement in the next few days, then there will not be a strike,” he said, adding that without a deal, fresh U.S. attacks on Iran could come within days.

Kalın called for greater flexibility from Iran to help move the process forward. Erdoğan is expected to host regional leaders in Antalya on the sidelines of the Cop31 climate summit, which Kalın framed as another chance to advance the agreement.

Iranian Source Strikes Pessimistic Note

An Iranian source familiar with the matter struck a pessimistic tone, telling Middle East Eye there was little hope Washington would move forward with the agreement.

The source said Iran expected another wave of escalation soon and would respond forcefully against U.S. bases in the region and beyond.

“Trump only understands the cost and we have to make it very costly to him,” the source said.

Some Iranian media outlets published footage over the weekend suggesting Iran could attack U.S. bases in Europe, prompting debate in Türkiye over how Ankara might respond as a NATO ally. The source said European bases would not be targeted, only American ones used by U.S. forces to attack Iran.