Trump downplays Vance letter sent to Iran
US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that Vice President JD Vance wrote to Iranian authorities, but downplayed the significance of his outreach, saying it was focused on offering medical supplies to the country. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Mr Vance sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei , secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, in a bid to revive peace…
President Donald Trump acknowledged that Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iranian authorities, but downplayed its significance, stating it was focused on offering medical supplies. The letter was directed to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Trump directed Vance to send the letter, but when asked directly if he had ordered Vance to restart peace negotiations, Trump said he had only given Vance his approval to reach out to Tehran. The outreach comes as growing concerns about the potential resumption of US-Iran hostilities loom, particularly after midterm elections in the US.
The conflict has disrupted global energy supplies and shipping, contributing to inflationary pressures worldwide. Iran has presented a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Trump rejected it previously, leading to further mediation efforts. Meanwhile, Turkey's President Erdogan informed Trump by phone that Ankara is working on resolving issues in the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen, where Iran-aligned Houthi rebels are fighting the Saudi-backed Yemeni government.
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Also reported by 2 other outlets
- Trump downplays Vance letter sent to Iran thenationalnews.com
- What we know of Vance’s letter to Rezaei, as Trump warns Gulf to ‘prepare’ aljazeera.com
