Iran weighs Vance letter amid renewed Doha peace push
According to The National, Iran is considering its response to a letter from US Vice President JD Vance as diplomatic efforts to end the eight-month war gather pace, with Iranian negotiators holding talks with Qatari mediators in Doha. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said in an interview with state television late Saturday that he had received and studied the letter but had yet to respond, describing Washington's changed tone as a good sign. He declined to disclose further details because Washington had not made the contents public. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also described the American outreach as constructive, telling Al Jazeera that there were no plans for meetings with US officials and that Tehran's conditions remained clear. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday at the conclusion of a G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta that President Donald Trump had set no deadline for diplomatic efforts and had made no decision on further strikes, while emphasising that the US retained necessary military capabilities.