US Vice President J. D. Vance, sent the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, a letter asking to restart the peace talks, American officials and familiar sources told The Wall Street Journal. The move was made at the direction of President Donald Trump, with his knowledge, one official said. Vance examines whether Washington and Tehran can find enough common ground to convince Trump not to authorize a short, powerful strike on Tehran in the coming weeks.