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1 of 18 hedged
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Vance outreach to Iran related to medical supplies, says Trump
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Trump → relate → supplies
Oct 29 - US President Donald Trump said that Vice President JD Vance's outreach to Iran was about helping the country get medical supplies, after US media reported Vance had written to Tehran's top security official to revive peace talks.
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Vance → say → talks
Tehran has received a letter from Vance but it has not responded to it yet, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday.
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agency → receive → Thursday
Vance sent the letter to Iranian Security Council chief Mohsen Rezaei in a bid to revive peace negotiations, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing US officials and people familiar with the matter.
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Journal → send → matter
Reuters could not immediately verify the reports.
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The Wall Street Journal reported that Vance sent the letter at Trump's direction.
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Vance → report → direction
When asked by reporters later on Wednesday if he directed Vance to reach out to Iran to restart peace negotiations, Trump said: "No."
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Trump → ask → negotiations
"What that is is they need help with medical supplies and various things.
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they → need → supplies
He (Vance) asked me what I thought.
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I said, if you want to do that, that's okay.
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that → say → that
Basically, it's getting supplies in to help people that are not well," Trump told reporters.
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Trump → get → reporters
Iran's mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter and Trump's remark.
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mission → respond → letter
Vance's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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office → respond → comment
The United States and Israel launched a war against Iran at the end of February.
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The US has also since imposed a naval blockade on Iran to starve it of oil export revenue and escalated efforts to economically isolate Iran.
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US → impose → Iran
Iran has long blamed US sanctions for hindering civilian access to medical supplies.
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Iran → blame → supplies
In an August letter to the UN Security Council, Iran accused the US of intentionally depriving civilians "of access to food, medicines, medical equipment, energy and other necessities, with grave consequences for their rights to life, health, food and a decent standard of living."
Qatari mediators presented Iran with a new draft deal on Sunday to end the war, but a senior Iranian official said Doha had only put forward unacceptable ideas that did not amount to an offer.
The war's impact on global energy costs has also weighed on support for Republican candidates and hurt Trump's approval ratings ahead of the US midterm elections that decide control of Congress.
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that → accuse → Congress
Trump's Republican Party holds a narrow majority in both chambers of Congress.
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