US vice-president writes to top Iranian security official in sign Washington has not abandoned diplomacy Hopes of averting a major new conflagration between Iran and the US soon after Tuesday’s midterm elections could rest on Iran’s response to a personal letter from the US vice-president, JD Van...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/29/jd-vance-letter-may-offer-last-chance-to-avert-fresh-conflict-between-us-and-iran)