The Washington Post reports U.S. Vice President Vance sent a letter to Iran’s
hardline leadership offering to meet in person to discuss negotiating an end to
the war. A U.S. official said the note’s core was reasserting the primacy of
national interests in any talks for both countries. Vance stressed Washington’s
The central objective is to ensure Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons, and
summarized Iran’s interests as rebuilding an economy weakened by war and
sanctions and preserving sovereignty. He also insisted Iran send authorized
delegates empowered to discuss nuclear issues. Vance’s outreach targeted Rezaei,
whom the Trump administration views as a key interlocutor capable of building
internal consensus to stop Iran’s nuclear program; U.S. intelligence officials
say Rezaei maintains regular contact with Mujtaba and has communicated with him
in recent days since the letter arrived. Potential meeting locations cited were
Istanbul or Doha.
