In brief
Xinhua reports that Tehran has received a letter from Vice President J.D. Vance addressed to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, but the Iranian side has yet to respond. Tasnim media highlights Iran’s demand that the U.S. satisfy seven conditions before any talks can resume, citing a seven‑day plan presented at the UN General Assembly. Reuters echoes that Iran has received the letter but has not answered, amid heightened tensions following joint U.S.-Israel attacks earlier this year.
Tehran received a letter from U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance addressed to its Supreme National Security Council, but the Iranian government has not yet replied, Xinhua reported on Thursday. The letter, said to seek a restart of peace negotiations, was forwarded by the U.S. President’s desk, according to a source cited by the Wall Street Journal.
Tasnim, a semi‑official Iranian news agency, noted that Iran has yet to respond and that the country insists the United States must first meet seven specified conditions before any talks can move forward. It added that "any position that disrupts this definitive framework of Iran is unacceptable."
In the same Wall Street Journal piece, a U.S. source said the letter was sent on the direction of President Donald Trump, who has warned that Tehran and Washington might not reach a final agreement before a short, intense attack on Iran could occur in the coming weeks. The same source said the letter was aimed at testing whether the two sides could find enough common ground to persuade Trump to avoid that scenario.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi offered a different perspective on Twitter, stating that the government remains in "close and ongoing contact with intermediaries to review ideas that can ensure implementation of our 7‑Day Plan in even less than a week." When asked for clarification, he added that while Iran’s armed forces are "fully prepared," Tehran "continues to give diplomacy a chance to succeed."
"We remain in close and ongoing contact with intermediaries to review ideas that can ensure implementation of our 7‑Day Plan in even less than a week."
Araghchi followed up in the same post, noting that Iran had previously conveyed a seven‑day plan containing its conditions for ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz to the United States through mediators on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 22. He said that the Iranian side and Washington had reportedly continued to exchange messages on the proposal since then.
Last February, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities, resulting in missile and drone strikes by Iran on U.S. and Israeli targets. In response, Iran tightened its control over the Strait of Hormuz and increased military readiness.
Reuters report added that Iran has received Vance’s letter but has not yet responded, echoing Xinhua’s coverage. The report indicated that the letter is part of U.S. efforts to revive diplomatic engagement amid a volatile security environment in the region.
