U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News that after Israel struck Beirut, Iran assured the U.S. it would not launch missiles at Israel and would sign the deal. Vance cautioned that the process will take time.
VP Vance's remarks to Fox News, carried by Israeli media shortly after midnight Monday, provide the first on-the-record U.S. account that the Israeli strike on Beirut — previously covered as a tactical operation — directly reshaped Tehran's posture on the negotiating track. Vance described Iranian assurances not to fire on Israel and to proceed with signing the emerging framework, but cautioned that the process will take time and that 'not everyone will sing kumbaya tomorrow.' The comments align with a broader pattern of U.S. signaling on the Iran deal timeline: earlier reports attributed to Vance suggested the deal could be signed within a week or take months, while he also pushed back against claims that Iran receives upfront cash. The White House has not issued a separate statement on Vance's latest interview. Israel's official channels have not commented publicly. The Zioneer previously reported (01:03) on Arab affairs commentator Suleiman Maswadeh's claim that President Trump said PM Netanyahu endorsed the deal, and that Vance cited an Israeli commitment to avoid striking Beirut — a claim that now appears to be corroborated by Vance's own account of the sequence.
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