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Vice President J.D. Vance said Tuesday that talks with Iran hinge on the United States\u2019 central aim of stopping Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon and thus preventing an anticipated \u201cdomino\u201d effect of nuclear proliferation across the region. The vice president said achieving the goal was necessary to ward off a \u201cnuclear arms race.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Barring Iranian access to nuclear weapons has always been among the stated goals of the Trump administration in prosecuting the war with Iran, but Vance\u2019s comments at a White House press briefing shed some light on internal thinking through the negotiations, in a war that has otherwise often lacked clarity on objectives in terms of U.S. interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon; it\u2019s what would happen if the Iranians did get a nuclear weapon: We know that a lot of nations all across the Gulf would then want their own nuclear weapon, and then a lot of nations all across the world. And what has been a very effective bright spot of American foreign policy, really for the last 20 or so years, would disappear overnight,\u201d Vance said, likely referencing U.S. policy advancing nuclear nonproliferation. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have every country in the world scrambling to try to get a nuclear weapon, it would make us all much less safe, and Iran would really be the first domino, and what would set off a nuclear arms race all over the world. That\u2019s very, very bad for the safety of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Negotiations with Iran have been rocky from the start, with the openness of the Strait of Hormuz in flux, deadlines being extended, setbacks, and on Monday, planned military strikes being called off by Trump amid negotiation developments.<\/p>\n

Vance said that President Donald Trump has asked his team to \u201cnegotiate in good faith\u201d with the Iranians, but that it is difficult to read the intentions of the Iranians, stating he was unsure of whether it is \u201csometimes bad communication [or] if that\u2019s bad faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s sometimes hard to figure out exactly what it is that the Iranians want to accomplish out of the negotiation,\u201d he said, acknowledging the rollercoaster of progress versus setbacks. The primary sticking point for the U.S. has always been Iran giving up its nuclear weapons program, and Vance said that in light of apparent confusion from Iran\u2019s negotiators, all the U.S. can do is be clear about its position.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019ve done is tried to be as clear as possible: What are our red lines? What are the things that we\u2019re willing to be accommodating on, and what are the things that we absolutely must have?\u201d he said. \u201cAs the President has said ad nauseam \u2014 and I think I\u2019ve said it a lot too \u2014 Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. We want to see not just the commitment to not have a nuclear weapon, but the commitment to work with us on a process to ensure that not just now, not just when Donald Trump is president, but years down the road, that the Iranians are not rebuilding that nuclear capability.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the negotiations still appear to be in limbo, as Vance could not confirm that a deal would be struck sooner rather than later. He said he did not necessarily trust that any proposal would be a final iteration until it is real and signed, stating, \u201cI will not say with confidence that we\u2019re going to reach a deal until we\u2019re actually signing a negotiated settlement here.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the U.S. and Iran cannot agree to a deal, then \u201coption B\u201d comes into play, where the U.S. will \u201crestart the military campaign\u201d in order to push the Iranians more toward the negotiating table. Vance said that a reboot of military action is \u201cnot what the president wants, and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s what the Iranians want either.\u201d<\/p>\n

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