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Report: Vance contacted Iranian official at Trump's behest to revive talks

Haaretz29 October 2026, 10:03 UTCIran

According to sources, Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran's National Security Council head to explore a basis for talks that could avert a U.S. attack in the coming weeks

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