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Vance contacted Iran as Trump weighs renewed military action
US Vice-President J.D. Vance wrote to Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee, as the two countries’ peace negotiations remain stalled.
President Donald Trump said he approved Vance’s contact but described it as an offer of medical supplies, not a move to restart talks.
Another account said the letter aimed to reopen diplomacy and explore whether the countries could bridge their differences.
The contact comes during the Iran war, now in its eighth month, with little sign of a way to end the conflict.
Trump has kept the option of renewed US strikes open, while additional US forces move toward the Persian Gulf.
The war has also pushed up gas prices, adding to cost-of-living concerns ahead of the US midterm elections on Nov.
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Diplomacy continues as Trump weighs his next steps, but no agreement or further talks are confirmed in the accounts provided.
Vice-President J.D. Vance sent a letter to Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei in an effort to explore resuming talks, according to reports cited by several outlets.
President Donald Trump said he approved Vance reaching out but described the effort as focused on medical supplies.
Reports said Vance was seeking to learn whether the two countries could find common ground that might avert renewed US military action.
Trump has threatened possible strikes after the November 3 midterm elections, while the United States has sent additional forces toward the Persian Gulf.
- Who
- US Vice-President J.D. Vance and Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei.
- What
- Vance sent Rezaei a letter as an effort to explore resuming talks. Trump said the outreach he approved was focused on offering medical supplies.
- When
- The letter was reported on October 28, 2026. Its exact date was not stated.
- Where
- The outreach was between Washington and Tehran.
- Why
- Reports said Vance wanted to assess whether the two countries had enough common ground to persuade Trump not to resume military action.
US outreach under Vance
Mohsen Rezaei
Negotiations
US outreach under Vance
Vance sought to explore whether talks could resume, according to media reports.
Mohsen Rezaei
Bild reported that Rezaei had opposed negotiations with Washington.
The joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, codenamed Epic Fury, began, according to Bild.
Iranian and US representatives, including Vance, met for talks in Islamabad that lasted 21 hours, according to Bild.
Media reports said Vance had sent a letter to Rezaei to explore resuming talks.
Trump has threatened possible renewed military action against Iran after the US midterm elections.
- US vice-president
- J.D. Vance
- Iranian recipient
- Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council
- Letter
- No specific peace proposals, according to TASS’s account of the Wall Street Journal report
- US president
- Donald Trump
- Midterm elections
- November 3, 2026
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What people are saying
They need help with medical supplies and various things. He asked me what I thought. I said, ‘if you want to do that, that’s OK,’
Basically, it’s getting supplies in to help people that are not well.
Er hat mich gefragt, was ich denke, und ich sagte: Wenn du das machen willst, ist das okay.