US Vice President JD Vance stated that Israel’s attacks on Lebanon are not part of a temporary ceasefire with Iran, saying, “We never made such a promise.”
“Elchi” reports that Vance answered journalists’ questions while returning from his visit to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
Regarding the question of whether Israel’s continuous attacks on Lebanon violate the temporary ceasefire with Iran, Vance said: “We never made such a promise. We have given no indication that this would happen.”
Vance added: “I need to get a full briefing when I get on the plane. The Israelis offered to pull back a little bit in Lebanon to ensure the success of the negotiations. This is not because it is part of the ceasefire.”
Vance noted that while the US has not made such a “commitment,” if Iran wants these negotiations to fail because of Lebanon, that will be Tehran’s decision, adding: “We think that would be foolish, but that is their choice.” He used these expressions.
Vance stated that an increase in traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has been observed today, while oil prices have fallen.
Claiming that US President Donald Trump has secured a good deal for the American people, Vance said: “The Iranians need to take the next step, otherwise the President will have many options to return to war.”
Vance noted that Iran’s current enriched uranium stockpile is one of the key issues in the negotiations. Stating that they do not want Iran to produce nuclear weapons, Vance said: “As the President has made very clear, we want nuclear fuel. The US has certain demands. There are also things the Iranians can gain from the negotiations. The more they are willing to give us, I think the more they will gain from these negotiations. The President has talked about lifting sanctions. The President has talked about economic partnerships and things like that. Unless the Iranians make a firm commitment to prevent anything that brings them closer to producing nuclear weapons, these things will not happen. The President has all the options here. There are many things we can do, and I think we are in a good position right now.”
Vance stated that three different 10-point proposals have been circulating in the press and emphasized that, as someone involved in the negotiations, he wanted to clarify the matter. Vice President Vance said: “The first 10-point proposal was something we clearly believed was written by ChatGPT and presented to Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. This proposal was immediately dismissed and rejected.” Regarding the statement by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf that three main points of the 10-point proposal agreed upon with the US had been violated, Vance said there were some disagreements before the negotiations. Vance said: “This shows that there are many points of agreement, because there is a 15-point plan. There is also a 10-point plan. If he is disappointed with 3 points, it actually shows that there are many points of agreement.” Expressing curiosity about Ghalibaf’s understanding of English, Vance said that some of the points he mentioned did not seem logical to him in the context of the ongoing negotiations. Vance noted that an hour after Trump announced the ceasefire, the Iranians fired many missiles, and Israel responded to this, saying, “That is the nature of a ceasefire. No ceasefire happens without interruptions.”
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