Iran confirms receipt of letter from U.S. Vice President

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According to a Wall Street Journal report, Vice President JD Vance, at the direction of President Donald Trump, sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. According to Arutz 7, Vance proposed meeting with Rezaei in person and holding negotiations to end the war. Iran confirmed that it received the letter, but has not yet replied to it.

According to a New York Times report, Vance offered to lead the American negotiating team and insisted that the nuclear program be part of the talks. The proposal was received favorably among Iran's leaders, but according to Israel Hayom, Trump denied that Vance was working to open peace talks and clarified that the contacts concern the supply of medical aid. Council Secretary Rezaei said he read the letter, has not yet replied to it, and identified a change in the American tone.