美国副总统万斯致信伊朗最高国家安全委员会秘书穆赫辛·礼萨伊，显示华盛顿尚未放弃外交途径。在周二美国中期选举后不久，能否避免伊朗与美国爆发新的大规模冲突，可能取决于伊朗对这封私人信函的回应。信中提出重启外谈。
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 Vance, offering to restart diplomacy.
这封信是在以卡塔尔斡旋为主的情况下写就，于周日送达。信件要求德黑兰同意在进程伊始就其核计划作出承诺，该进程将在七天内实现霍尔木兹海峡开放，以换取美国减免制裁。
The letter, written after predominantly Qatari mediation, was sent to the secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council, Mohsen Rezaei on Sunday. It requires Tehran to agree to make commitments on its nuclear programme at the start of a process that would lead to the opening of the strait of Hormuz within seven days in return for US sanctions relief.
