Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary says he has not yet replied to Vance letter

Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) · 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC

Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, says in a televised video that he has read a letter from US Vice President JD Vance, has not yet replied, and that the US tone has completely changed, which he calls a good sign. Iranian and Arab outlets also relay his remarks that Iran's seven conditions on the Strait of Hormuz are unchanged and that there will be no negotiations or reopening of the strait until they are met.

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• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-31 17:20 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-31 17:25 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-31 17:26 UTC
• Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), 2026-10-31 17:39 UTC
• Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), 2026-10-31 17:40 UTC
• @tabzlive (Telegram), 2026-10-31 17:43 UTC
• Iran in Arabic, 2026-10-31 17:52 UTC
• Jakarta Globe, 2026-10-31 18:27 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-31 18:36 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-31 18:36 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-31 18:41 UTC
• The Times of Israel, 2026-10-31 18:42 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-31 18:56 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-31 18:56 UTC
• Iran in Arabic, 2026-10-31 18:58 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-31 19:02 UTC
• Iran in Arabic, 2026-10-31 19:02 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-31 19:03 UTC
• Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), 2026-10-31 19:04 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-31 19:05 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-31 19:09 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-31 19:12 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-31 19:25 UTC

Changes

• 2026-10-31 17:22 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-10-31 17:55 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-10-31 17:20 UTC; last updated 2026-10-31 19:33 UTC.

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