Tehran has received a letter from US Vice President JD Vance, but has not yet responded, Iranian news agency ʹTasnim reported on Thursday.
Vance sent the letter to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, without revealing its contents.
Tehran reportedly remains steadfast in its demand that the United States meet seven conditions imposed by Iran, adding that any stance undermining this framework would be unacceptable.
On Wednesday, the newspaper Wall Street Journal reported that Vance had contacted Rezaei in an effort to revive peace talks and avoid new US military attacks on Iran.
The letter was sent with instructions by President Donald Trump, reported Journal.
According to the newspaper, the letter and subsequent discussions between American and Iranian officials focused on establishing a framework for negotiations, not on specific details of a possible peace agreement, the foreign media write, along with Telegrafi.
The war, launched by the United States and Israel at the end of February, has severely interrupted power shipments and caused economic consequences on a global scale.
Iran has effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which previously passed about a fifth of the world’s oil supplies and liquid natural gas.
Since the beginning of the conflict, Tehran has repeatedly attacked ships trying to cross the strait without its authorization.
Meanwhile, the United States has held a maritime blockade of Iranian ports in an effort to intensify economic pressure on Tehran.
Journalı also reported on Wednesday that Washington had warned several countries in the region to prepare for a possible short and intensive military campaign against Iran following the mid-US elections on 3 November.
However, Trump had not yet made a final decision on whether to launch such an operation, the paper reported, citing informed individuals on the discussions.
The Iranian Army has warned that it will respond to any new attack with a broader response; Rezaei said possible targets could include US-related infrastructure, data centres and other facilities related to artificial intelligence. /Telegraphy/