副总统万斯在过去两周里亲自参与了与伊朗的间接谈判，旨在达成新的停火协议并重启核谈判，两名知情人士透露了这一消息。
Vice President Vance has spent the past two weeks personally involved in indirect talks with Iran aimed at reaching a new ceasefire and resuming nuclear negotiations, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
为何重要：万斯的深度介入表明，他正主动承担起让美国从一场冲突中抽身的任务，他将这场冲突归咎为共和党在本周选举中惨败的原因。这也将最新一轮间接谈判提升到了政府的最高层级。
Why it matters: Vance's heavy involvement shows he's taking it upon himself to extract the U.S. from a conflict he blamed for the GOP's staggering losses in this week's election. It also elevates the latest round of indirect talks to the highest levels of the administration.
大局观：美国官员和地区消息人士称，目前特朗普愿意让外交努力发挥作用，并想看看是否有可能达成任何形式的协议。
The big picture: U.S. officials and regional sources say that for now Trump is willing to let diplomatic efforts play out and wants to see if any kind of deal is possible.
- “我们在跟他们谈，”特朗普周五在被问及对伊朗有何信息时对记者表示。
• "We're talking to them," Trump told reporters on Friday, when asked what his message to Iran was.
- 但如果他改变主意并下令恢复打击，美军已准备好在相对较短的时间表内发动打击。
• But if he changes his mind and orders renewed strikes, the U.S. military is ready to launch strikes on a relatively short timetable.
幕后情况：知情人士称，万斯几乎每天都在与卡塔尔首相兼外交大臣穆罕默德·本·阿卜杜拉赫曼·阿勒萨尼、巴基斯坦陆军参谋长阿西姆·穆尼尔元帅及其他调解人就与伊朗的谈判进行沟通。
Behind the scenes: Vance has been speaking almost daily to Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and other mediators about the negotiations with Iran, sources with direct knowledge said.
- 白宫特使威特科夫和特朗普的顾问兼女婿库什纳也参与其中。
• White House envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner are also involved.
- 消息人士称，万斯与卡塔尔和巴基斯坦调解人一直在讨论美伊在未来几天举行工作层面技术会晤的可能性，但尚未成行。
• Vance and Qatari and Pakistani mediators have been discussing the possibility of a working-level technical meeting between the U.S. and Iran in the coming days, but it hasn't materialized yet, the sources said.
- 副总统办公室拒绝置评。
• The vice president's office declined to comment.
快速回顾：在2月底战争爆发前，万斯是特朗普核心圈子中对战争持最怀疑态度的声音，主张寻求外交解决方案。
Catch up quick: Vance was the most skeptical voice in Trump's inner circle about the war before it began at the end of February, advocating instead for a diplomatic solution.
- 他率领美国谈判团参加了4月在伊斯兰堡举行的伊朗问题峰会，并亲自参与了促成美伊6月谅解备忘录（MOU）的谈判。
• He led the U.S. negotiating team to an April summit on Iran in Islamabad, and he was personally involved in talks that led to the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) in June.
万斯随后率领美国代表团在瑞士与伊朗进行了一轮直接会谈，会谈以伊朗承诺邀请联合国核查员访问其核设施而告终。
• Vance then led the U.S. delegation to a round of direct talks with Iran in Switzerland, which ended with an Iranian commitment to invite UN inspectors to visit its nuclear facilities.
但不久之后，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队恢复了对船只的袭击，导致谅解备忘录破裂。
• But shortly after, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps resumed attacks on ships, leading to the collapse of the MOU.
新闻背景：两周前，万斯致信伊朗最高国家安全委员会秘书穆赫辛·礼萨伊，提议恢复直接谈判。
Driving the news: Two weeks ago, Vance sent a letter to the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council in Iran, Mohsen Rezaei, proposing to resume direct negotiations.
- 礼萨伊是伊朗最高领袖穆杰塔巴·哈梅内伊最亲密的心腹之一。
• Rezaei is one of the closest confidants of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
- 伊朗官员表示，万斯的信件为重启谈判创造了积极势头。
• Iranian officials said Vance's letter created positive momentum toward restarting negotiations.
- 周三，万斯表示，战争是共和党在选举中遭到选民抛弃的主要原因。
• On Wednesday, Vance said the war was the main reason Republicans were repudiated in the election.
最新进展：参与斡旋工作的消息人士称已取得进展，但进展非常缓慢。
State of play: Sources involved in the mediation efforts say there has been progress, but it's been very slow.
- 周五上午，特朗普与卡塔尔埃米尔塔米姆·本·哈马德·阿勒萨尼通电话，讨论卡塔尔为弥合美国与伊朗在达成协议问题上的分歧所做的努力。
• On Friday morning, Trump spoke to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim al-Thani about Qatar's efforts to bridge the gaps between the U.S. and Iran on a deal.
- 据其办公室发表的声明，塔米姆强调需要“继续对话并寻求外交途径解决分歧，避免地区局势进一步升级，并确保航行自由和能源供应安全”。
• Sheikh Tamim stressed the need to "continue dialogue and pursuing diplomatic means to resolve differences, spare the region further escalation, and ensure freedom of maritime navigation and the security of energy supplies," per a statement from his office.