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J. D. Vance: “We maintain economic, diplomatic and military leverage that…”

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 23:05

We're working towards a very successful resolution of this process. But again, it takes two to tango. And what the President is just saying is that We maintain economic, diplomatic and military leverage that nobody else in the world has. So if the Iranians want to change, we great, we're going to help them. If they don't change, we still got all the cards. Thank you. Yeah. Oh, sorry. (23:05–23:12)

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Asserts that the U.S. has unmatched economic, diplomatic, and military leverage.

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