According to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, U.S. Vice President JD Vance has sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, proposing negotiations on bilateral relations and Iran's nuclear program. The letter aims to test whether the two sides can find common ground to persuade President Donald Trump to avoid a short, high-intensity strike against Iran in the coming weeks. Iranian leaders have reacted positively to the proposal, with Rezaei expected to formally respond on Thursday, and negotiations potentially starting as early as next week in Qatar or Turkey. Reuters separately reported that Qatari mediators have put forward a new draft ceasefire agreement, but it was dismissed as an "unacceptable proposal" by a senior Iranian official.