JD Vance Proposes New Iran Talks as Trump Weighs Strikes After Tuesday Vote
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 29
JD Vance Proposes New Iran Talks as Trump Weighs Strikes After Tuesday Vote
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 29
Summary
A letter sent last week and delivered Sunday to Gen. Mohsen Rezaei proposed restarting comprehensive U.S.-Iran peace talks, with Vice President JD Vance offering to lead the American side.
Trump reviewed and approved the outreach before it went to Tehran, according to a U.S. official, and Iranian leaders reportedly received it favorably; Rezaei was expected to reply formally by Thursday.
The diplomatic push comes as Trump considers renewing active strikes on Iran after next Tuesday’s midterm elections, with the U.S. military preparing an expanded target list that includes energy infrastructure.
Iran has warned it would retaliate fiercely against regional infrastructure and underwater cables, while U.S. officials said last week Tehran was in advanced planning for attacks on Americans in the Middle East and beyond.