Gulf Insider
President Trump earlier in the day floated the possibility that it could be Vice President JD Vance heading up negotiations with the Iranians in Islamabad. Axios is now reporting that he’s been tapped. Vance this afternoon, speaking to Fox News, asserted that President Trump “has all the cards” in negotiations and that Tehran must recognize the US position. Vance outlined Washington’s apparent core objective, saying, “We want Iran to not be able to make a nuclear weapon. We want the nuclear fuel, which is something the president has made very clear.” “And again, the way to think about this is the United States has certain demands and certain things that we want. The Iranians have things they can get out of the negotiation. The more that they’re willing to give us, I think the more they’re going to get things out of this negotiation. The president’s talked about sanctions relief.” However, he added that economic incentives remain conditional, saying, “The president’s talked about economic partnerships and things like that. That’s not going to happen unless the Iranians make a firm commitment to stop anything close to the development of a nuclear weapon.” Vance concluded by emphasizing US leverage, stating, “And frankly, the president has […]
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