U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said Saturday that violence will be met with violence, while also extending an open channel to Tehran if it has disputes over how the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding is being implemented — 'they can pick up the phone,' he stated, as reported by Israeli media. The remarks come amid ongoing tensions over the emerging deal.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Saturday reiterated the administration's dual-track posture toward Iran — combining a threat of military escalation with an offer of direct communication. Quoted by Israeli media, Vance stated: 'Violence will be met with violence. If Iran has disagreements about how the memorandum of understanding is implemented — they can pick up the phone.' The MOU, whose full text remains classified, has been the subject of intensifying debate in Washington, Jerusalem, and Tehran.
As The Zioneer has reported, Vance has repeatedly defended the emerging agreement. On June 14 he was criticized online for comparing the framework to World War II negotiations; on June 16 he told Fox News the deal is 'good for Israel'; and in a New York Times interview on June 18 he challenged Israeli critics, saying 'you can't kill your way out of every national security problem.' Saturday's remarks, which echo an earlier Iranian warning that 'violence will be met with violence,' appear to mirror Tehran's own signal — an Iranian official used nearly identical wording in a statement reported one hour earlier, an exchange that The Zioneer flagged as a SAME-THREAD development.
The statement does not specify what form of 'violence' Vance is referring to, nor does it define the threshold for Iranian behavior that would trigger it. The administration has not clarified whether Vance's phone offer extends to direct U.S.-Iran diplomatic contact or to backchannel communication.
2 developments
- DevelopingIran warns: violence will be met with violence, despite ceasefire
- StrongVP Vance: Iran pledged not to fire at Israel, will sign deal — after Israeli Beirut strike
- DevelopingVP Vance defends emerging US-Iran deal as 'win-win' for America
- DevelopingVP Vance: final deal must ensure Iran does not fund regional instability
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