Iranian media reported on Thursday that Tehran had received a letter from US Vice President JD Vance but had not yet responded, amid efforts to revive peace talks between the countries.
Tasnim news agency reported that “Iran has received the letter but has not yet responded,” while Fars news agency carried a similar account, citing “a source familiar with the matter.”
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Vance had sent the letter to Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei at the direction of US President Donald Trump, in a bid to revive negotiations and avert new US strikes.
The US military's senior officer overseeing the Middle East met Trump at the White House on Thursday to outline military options in Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The letter and subsequent contact between US and Iranian officials focused on a possible framework for negotiations rather than specific terms for a peace deal, the newspaper reported.
The war began on Feb. 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and senior military commanders.
Iran retaliated with attacks on Israel and US assets in the region and imposed restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption.
The United States has also imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
The reported correspondence comes as diplomatic efforts to end the war have yet to produce a lasting agreement.
On Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was discussing a plan with mediators, mainly Qatar and Pakistan, to end the war and reopen the waterway.
Tehran insists that Washington meet seven conditions it has set for reopening the strait.
