U.S. Vice President JD Vance spoke during a discussion at the Munich leadership meeting held at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC on May 7, 2025.
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Vice President JD Vance Sunday said the United States did not have Iranbut with the “Iran’s nuclear program”, a few hours later in the United States Late night strike On three nuclear sites in the country.
Vance’s remarks were published soon after Pete Hegseth After Trump administration’s strike against Trump administration FordNevanz and Isfahan.
Vance, speech NBC News'”Meet the Media“The United States said “is not at war with Iran.”
He continued: “We are at war with Iran’s nuclear program.”
When asked Kristen Welker of NBC News Vance reiterated how the United States will respond to Iran’s revenge: “We don’t want a war with Iran, we actually want peace, but we want peace in the context of their lack of nuclear weapons plans, which is exactly what the president achieved last night.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday All options are preserved Defend yourself after the US attack.
The vice president did not disclose whether the three nuclear sites hit by the United States had the remaining capacity.
“I’m not sensitive to what Iran sees on the ground, but we’ve seen a lot and I’m very confident that we’ve greatly delayed their development of nuclear weapons and that’s what this attack is targeting,” Vance said.
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