What we know of Vance’s letter to Rezaei, as Trump warns Gulf to ‘prepare’

United States Vice President JD Vance has sent a letter to Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, in an 11th-hour push to restart peace talks, according to US media reports.The letter, which has reportedly been “received well” by Iran, aimed to gauge whether the US and Iran can narrow their differences enough to stave off a potential new round of US strikes on Iran, The Wall Street Journal has reported.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran’s calculations as US escalation looms: Trust, midterms, Hormuzlist 2 of 3Mapping the siege of Yemen’s Taiz, and the price families are payinglist 3 of 3Qatar’s Emir meets Iran’s Pezeshkian in Moscowend of listThe outreach comes as Trump warns the US’s Gulf allies to prepare themselves for a brief, high-intensity military campaign after next week’s US midterm elections, according to the Journal. Trump previously said the US may “do another little Epic Fury”, referring to the military operation against Iran that began in February.So, what does Vance’s letter mean for the prospects of renewed US-Iran conflict – or a return to negotiations?What was in the letter?Vance’s letter to Rezaei, who heads Iran’s Supreme National Security Council,...