The letter, sent at Trump’s behest, opens a back‑channel that has been frozen since February’s failed MOU.
Vance, whose 2024 campaign rhetoric has swung between hardline talk and diplomatic overtures, is now testing whether a face‑to‑face dialogue can halt a looming strike, while a displaced family in Tehran anxiously watches.
Rezaei, a former IRGC commander, warned earlier this month that Iran could target the UAE and cripple data links across the Gulf, tightening the diplomatic belt.
Washington insists nuclear concessions first, while Tehran’s demand for instant economic relief has stymied past talks, leaving both sides at a stalemate that could erupt into violence.
A briefing to the National Security Council scheduled for Tuesday could set the stage for a new cease‑fire framework, but the decision to launch an attack rests with President Trump.