U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance laid out a comprehensive vision for a regional peace deal involving Gulf states, Israel and Lebanon, and attacked critics of the U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement, according to a statement published Wednesday. Vance said the deal would include Gulf states, Israel and Lebanon, warned that unfrozen Iranian assets will not reach Hezbollah, and attacked those who he said want 'endless conflict' with Iran. He also dismissed the idea that President Trump aims to install Reza Pahlavi as Iran's leader.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance published a detailed statement Wednesday morning laying out a regional peace vision and addressing multiple aspects of the emerging U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations.
Vance said the agreement under discussion is a 'regional peace deal' that will include the Gulf states, Israel and Lebanon. He warned that if Iran funds Hezbollah, unfrozen Iranian assets will not be allowed to reach Tehran's hands. On sanctions relief, Vance said the Emirates could invest in an Iranian nuclear power plant only if Iran changes its behavior, and that no sanctions relief will occur without such change.
'The deal will not give money to Iran,' Vance said. 'We are saying that if Iran changes its behavior, we will allow other countries to invest in rebuilding their country and creating prosperity for their people.'
Vance attacked opponents of nuclear talks, saying they propose 'endless conflict' and want the confrontation to continue 'until the last bomb is dropped or the last Iranian dies,' which he said is not what President Trump wants.
On Iran's political future, Vance stated that Trump has never said his goal is to install Reza Pahlavi as Iran's new leader, and that if the Iranian people want to rise up, that is their affair.
As The Zioneer previously reported (Wed 00:36), Vance had earlier described direct US-Iran talks as a serious step and pushed back against critics of diplomatic engagement. Wednesday's statement significantly expands on that framing, offering the most comprehensive public outline of the administration's regional vision for a post-deal Middle East while hardening the line against domestic critics who favor continued military pressure.
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