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J. D. Vance: “The Iranians have been completely unable to sell oil, not…”

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 11:41

The Israelis are not threatened, and then consequently, the Israelis are not attacking southern Lebanon or Beirut either. That's the plan. There you asked about the Iranian oil. Look, one of the interesting things that you've seen is that The Iranians have been completely unable to sell oil, not because of sanctions, but because the blockade. Fundamentally the thing that we have done here, the original, you know, what we give, what they give is that we said we're going to lift the blockade, we're going … (11:41–11:49)

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Asserts that Iran's inability to sell oil is due to a blockade, not sanctions.

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