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J. D. Vance: “We're protecting commercial shipping, we're protecting world…”

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

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BREAKING NEWS: Vice President JD Vance Holds White House Press Briefing Amid Iran War, Midterms

Published | Video Starts at 53:04

But part, part of what we're doing here is having destroyed their nuclear enrichment capacity, we're trying to ensure they don't rebuild it, even if they try to do so in the future. And that's why this matters. We're protecting commercial shipping, we're protecting world energy markets, but it's all in the service of ensuring that Iran does not become a nuclear weapons power. Let me ask a final question of Mary Margaret olihan. Thank you, Mr. Vice President. I have two questions for you, if that's okay. Go ahead. (53:04–53:15)

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Asserts that efforts to protect shipping and energy markets are aimed at preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power.

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