Vice President JD Vance conceded Wednesday that the two-week cease-fire is a “fragile truce” because of “lying” Iranian leaders — with President Trump “impatient” to make a concrete deal to end the war.
Vance, who was speaking at an event in Hungary, insisted a deal was possible if Iran negotiated sincerely and noted Trump had already instructed his team to engage the Iranians in “good faith.”
“He’s told us to come to the negotiating table. But if the Iranians don’t do the exact same thing, they’re going to find out that the president of the United States is not one to mess around,” Vance said.
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