00:01U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has sent a letter to Iran's top national security official Mohsen
00:08Rezaei in an effort to revive peace negotiations. This comes as President Donald Trump considers
00:15launching a new round of military strikes against Tehran after next week's U.S. midterm elections,
00:21the Wall Street Journal reported. The letter sent at Trump's direction is aimed at determining
00:27whether the U.S. and Iran can find enough common ground for Trump to hold off on strikes described
00:33by officials as short but intense on Tehran. Media outlet Axios separately reported that Vance
00:40emphasized in his letter that any negotiations aimed at preventing renewed U.S. military strikes
00:46would have to address Iran's nuclear program. But on Wednesday, when asked about the matter,
00:52Trump denied giving such instruction, saying the contact was primarily intended to facilitate
00:58the delivery of medical supplies to Iran. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi
01:04said that Tehran remained willing to give diplomacy a chance while its armed forces stood ready to
01:11defend the country. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Qatar presented Iran with a draft deal to end
01:17the war. But a senior Iranian official said it was unacceptable ideas, not a formal proposal.
