Briefing

Vance letter offers talks as Israel election deadlocks

Vice President JD Vance sent Mohsen Rezaei a letter proposing talks, including on the nuclear programme, US media reported, after Qatari mediation. Tasnim said Tehran received it but has not replied and insists on seven conditions, as Qatari mediators returned to Tehran. Israel's final election results left a deadlock, with legal experts saying Netanyahu's caretaker government could still take Israel to war with Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guard reported tanker fires in the Strait of Hormuz, which US Central Command disputed.