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J. D. Vance: “The choke point on Iranian oil was never the sanctions.”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Vice President JD Vance Briefs Members of the Media, Jun. 18, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 15:04

I won't say exactly when that will be because it depends a little bit about session schedule. Your point about the sanctions is. I'll go back to what I said earlier, which is really The choke point on Iranian oil was never the sanctions. We didn't see that as a major concession to the Iranians. Frankly, the Iranians didn't see that as a concession to them because what prevented them from selling oil was not the sanctions. (15:04–15:08)

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Asserts that sanctions were not the main factor limiting Iranian oil sales.

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