Iranian state media have denied that Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, was due to meet the Vice President, JD Vance, in Doha, according to Iran International on Monday 9 November.
It is not yet clear who first reported the planned meeting, or exactly how Iranian state media worded the denial. The report has not been independently checked.
The denial follows a Washington Post report on Friday that Vance sent a conciliatory letter to Rezaei last month. Ali Al Thawadi, the Qatari official described as the White House's intermediary with Tehran, told the Post that Iranian leaders "saw Vance's letter as a gesture of respect".