WSJ’s revelations are true! Tehran authorities receive letter from Vans
The Tehran authorities said they had not yet responded and reiterated that seven prerequisites must be met for peace talks.
Quick Look
- Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported that Tehran has received a letter from US Vice President Vance seeking to restart peace negotiations.
- Previously, the Wall Street Journal revealed that Vans was ordered by Trump to contact Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Rezaei in an attempt to avoid a conflict between the United States and Iran.
- However, Iran insisted that seven conditions must be met before it would be willing to negotiate.
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Why It Matters
Trump has threatened military action against Iran after the U.S. midterm elections, causing regional allies to worry about the risk of retaliation.
U.S. Vice President Vance spoke to the media at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on the 29th before boarding a flight to Texas. (AP)
Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on the 29th that the Tehran authorities have received a letter from US Vice President Vance seeking to restart US-Iran peace negotiations, but have not responded yet.
The Wall Street Journal exclusively disclosed on the 28th that Vans had been ordered by President Trump to contact Iran's most powerful hard-line figure and Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Mohsen Rezaei through letters to test whether Tehran and Washington could find enough common ground to persuade Trump not to order a short and sharp strike against Iran in the next few weeks.
Trump has previously threatened to restart the war against Iran after the U.S. midterm elections in early November. U.S. officials have also warned several Middle Eastern countries and regional allies to prevent Iran from taking retaliatory actions against them if it is attacked again by the United States.
Tasnim News Agency also said that Tehran's insistence on peace talks is premised on the United States meeting the seven conditions it proposed, and emphasized that it "will not accept any position that conflicts with this framework." Iran's seven conditions include stopping hostilities on all fronts, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, unfreezing Iranian funds, and lifting the oil embargo.
Open Questions
- Will Iran formally respond to the U.S. proposal for negotiations?
- Will the United States accept the seven conditions proposed by Iran?
