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J. D. Vance: “We think the Iranians want to make a deal.”

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, May 19, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 04:19

The Vice President of the United States is willing to cut a deal so long as the Iranians are willing to meet us again on that core issue of never having a nuclear weapon. We think that we've made a lot of progress. We think the Iranians want to make a deal. The President of the United States has asked us to negotiate in good faith. And that's exactly what we've done. So we're in a pretty good spot here. (04:19–04:22)

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Asserts that there is a belief that Iran wants to make a deal.

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