Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published • loading... • Updated

Vance reaches out to Iran security chief in bid to restart peace talks, WSJ reports

  • On Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, at President Donald Trump's direction to restart peace negotiations.
  • Vance is assessing if Iran and the United States can find common ground to convince Trump to cancel a potential strike on Tehran planned after next week's midterm elections.
  • Rezaei, a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander from 1981 to 1997, is a close ally of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and viewed as one of Tehran's most influential hard-liners.
  • Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that while Iran is open to diplomacy, the country requires "reliable, implementable, and irrevocable guarantees" from the United States to ensure peace.
  • The Pentagon has increased military assets in the Middle East while Iran weighs a Qatar-led nuclear offer proposing United Nations inspectors access to bombed sites.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions

198 Articles

Lean Right

Senior Iranian security source confirms JD Vance sent message to Supreme National Security Council chief Mohsen Rezaei, dismisses media speculation about contents

·Ankara, Türkiye
Read Full Article
Al ArabiyaAl Arabiya
Reposted by
Business RecorderBusiness Recorder
Lean Right

US VP Vance contacted top Iran security official: Report

·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Read Full Article
ReutersReuters
+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
Center

Vance outreach to Iran related to medical supplies, says ...

·London, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 47% of the sources lean Right
47% Right

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Axios broke the news in Arlington, United States on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal