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WASHINGTON \u2014 Vice President JD Vance says the negotiations with Iran will last as long as the president wants him negotiating with Iran.<\/p>

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\u201cWe\u2019re going to keep on talking so long as the president tells us to do so,\u201d Vance told The Daily Wire in a wide-ranging interview as the cease fire with Iran broke down. \u201c<\/span>When the president says stop talking to the Iranians, then we\u2019ll stop talking to the Iranians.\u201d<\/p>

The tense ceasefire between the United States and Iran went up in flames last week, with President Donald Trump declaring the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and the ceasefire dead after the Iranians attacked commercial shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The president called Iran\u2019s leaders \u201cscum\u201d and \u201csick people,\u201d but said he would allow negotiations to continue.<\/p>

Asked if he personally wants to negotiate with Iran, the vice president said the administration is moving in lockstep together on the process with Iran.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhat so many people from the outside of the administration don\u2019t appreciate is that we all have obviously very robust conversations about how to solve this or that problem, but when the president makes a decision, we follow that decision,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd right now, the decision is talk to the Iranians. And when the decision becomes stop talking, obviously I\u2019ll be the first to know.\u201d<\/p>

Vance told The Daily Wire that the \u201cfirst and most important step\u201d forward is for the Iranians to honor the agreement between Iran and the United States, and pointed to it as a success of the MOU that Iran is failing to uphold its end of the agreement.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI always found it a little curious,\u201d he added, \u201cYou know, there was so much criticism of the original MOU, oftentimes before people had even read the language, and I think what we\u2019re finding is that the MOU was in fact a very good deal for the United States of America because the Iranians are struggling to keep even its first and most important term, which is that the Strait of Hormuz has to be open during negotiation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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The United States knew that keeping the Strait of Hormuz open was a big deal for the Iranians and demanded this point as an \u201cextraction\u201d before even sitting down at the table and Iran conceded it, Vance said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cAnd having conceded it, you see some people within their country saying, \u2018Well, maybe we shouldn\u2019t have conceded it.\u2019 Well, that\u2019s that\u2019s between them and their leadership. But fundamentally, when you make a deal with the United States, you have to honor it. And if they\u2019re going to shoot at ships, we\u2019re going to shoot back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

If Iran is not going to take the negotiation seriously, Vance said, the United States will not either.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cThe most important next step is that the Iranians need to make it very clear that they are done acting like a terrorist nation that shoots at commercial shipping,\u201d he emphasized. \u201cAnd if they don\u2019t do that, we\u2019re not going to make any additional progress, and none of the benefits that are contemplated in the final negotiation are ever going to flow to the Iranians.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Pressed to address concerns that there doesn\u2019t appear to be an off-ramp to the conflict with prospects for a deal broken down, Vance said that every strike has a purpose and reiterated that \u201cDonald Trump doesn\u2019t do endless wars.\u201d<\/p>

Right now the strikes are aimed at keeping the Strait of Hormuz operational, he said.<\/p>

\u201cEvery strike that we\u2019ve done is attached to a very discreet objective that he\u2019s trying to accomplish for the American people, and you know what he\u2019s doing fundamentally right now, is he\u2019s focused on ensuring that commercial shipping, the free flow of oil and gas happens in that region of the world because the benefits ultimately flow to the American people,\u201d Vance explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Vance said that the United States has already destroyed Iran\u2019s nuclear program, saying, \u201cwe can take further action there, but you know we\u2019re in a situation where we have a lot of optionality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cBut I\u2019m not worried, and I don\u2019t think the American people should be worried, that this will become a war without objective,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s what an endless war is \u2014 something that just goes on forever and ever without a clear objective. The president has identified clear objectives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Vance added: \u201cWe actually did stop shooting, as everybody knows well. And what changed that? It was when the Iranians violated the deal and started to shoot at commercial shipping. <\/span><\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s important for the United States to enforce its red lines,\u201d Vance said. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean that we have endless war and this conflict or any other.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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WASHINGTON \u2014 Vice President JD Vance says the negotiations with Iran will last as long as the president wants him negotiating with Iran.\u201cWe\u2019re going to keep on talking so long as the president tells us to do so,\u201d Vance told The Daily Wire in a wide-ranging interview as the cease fire with Iran broke down. \u201cWhen the president says stop talking to the Iranians, then we\u2019ll stop talking to the Iranians.\u201dThe tense ceasefire between the United States and Iran went up in flames last week, with President Donald Trump declaring the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and the ceasefire dead after the Iranians attacked commercial shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The president called Iran\u2019s leaders \u201cscum\u201d and \u201csick people,\u201d but said he would allow negotiations to continue.Asked if he personally wants to negotiate with Iran, the vice president said the administration is moving in lockstep together on the process with Iran.\u201cWhat so many people from the outside of the administration don\u2019t appreciate is that we all have obviously very robust conversations about how to solve this or that problem, but when the president makes a decision, we follow that decision,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd right now, the decision is talk to the Iranians. And when the decision becomes stop talking, obviously I\u2019ll be the first to know.\u201dVance told The Daily Wire that the \u201cfirst and most important step\u201d forward is for the Iranians to honor the agreement between Iran and the United States, and pointed to it as a success of the MOU that Iran is failing to uphold its end of the agreement.\u201cI always found it a little curious,\u201d he added, \u201cYou know, there was so much criticism of the original MOU, oftentimes before people had even read the language, and I think what we\u2019re finding is that the MOU was in fact a very good deal for the United States of America because the Iranians are struggling to keep even its first and most important term, which is that the Strait of Hormuz has to be open during negotiation.\u201dUS Vice President JD Vance as he boards Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. (Photo by Jacquelyn MARTIN \/ POOL \/ AFP via Getty Images)The United States knew that keeping the Strait of Hormuz open was a big deal for the Iranians and demanded this point as an \u201cextraction\u201d before even sitting down at the table and Iran conceded it, Vance said.\u00a0\u201cAnd having conceded it, you see some people within their country saying, \u2018Well, maybe we shouldn\u2019t have conceded it.\u2019 Well, that\u2019s that\u2019s between them and their leadership. But fundamentally, when you make a deal with the United States, you have to honor it. And if they\u2019re going to shoot at ships, we\u2019re going to shoot back.\u201dIf Iran is not going to take the negotiation seriously, Vance said, the United States will not either.\u00a0\u201cThe most important next step is that the Iranians need to make it very clear that they are done acting like a terrorist nation that shoots at commercial shipping,\u201d he emphasized. \u201cAnd if they don\u2019t do that, we\u2019re not going to make any additional progress, and none of the benefits that are contemplated in the final negotiation are ever going to flow to the Iranians.\u201d\u00a0Pressed to address concerns that there doesn\u2019t appear to be an off-ramp to the conflict with prospects for a deal broken down, Vance said that every strike has a purpose and reiterated that \u201cDonald Trump doesn\u2019t do endless wars.\u201dRight now the strikes are aimed at keeping the Strait of Hormuz operational, he said.\u201cEvery strike that we\u2019ve done is attached to a very discreet objective that he\u2019s trying to accomplish for the American people, and you know what he\u2019s doing fundamentally right now, is he\u2019s focused on ensuring that commercial shipping, the free flow of oil and gas happens in that region of the world because the benefits ultimately flow to the American people,\u201d Vance explained.\u00a0Vance said that the United States has already destroyed Iran\u2019s nuclear program, saying, \u201cwe can take further action there, but you know we\u2019re in a situation where we have a lot of optionality.\u201d\u201cBut I\u2019m not worried, and I don\u2019t think the American people should be worried, that this will become a war without objective,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s what an endless war is \u2014 something that just goes on forever and ever without a clear objective. The president has identified clear objectives.\u201dVance added: \u201cWe actually did stop shooting, as everybody knows well. And what changed that? It was when the Iranians violated the deal and started to shoot at commercial shipping. \u201cIt\u2019s important for the United States to enforce its red lines,\u201d Vance said. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean that we have endless war and this conflict or any other.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\nEXCLUSIVE: JD Vance: Iran Talks Will Continue Until Trump Wants Them To Stop - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1174\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EXCLUSIVE: JD Vance: Iran Talks Will Continue Until Trump Wants Them To Stop - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WASHINGTON \u2014 Vice President JD Vance says the negotiations with Iran will last as long as the president wants him negotiating with Iran.\u201cWe\u2019re going to keep on talking so long as the president tells us to do so,\u201d Vance told The Daily Wire in a wide-ranging interview as the cease fire with Iran broke down. \u201cWhen the president says stop talking to the Iranians, then we\u2019ll stop talking to the Iranians.\u201dThe tense ceasefire between the United States and Iran went up in flames last week, with President Donald Trump declaring the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and the ceasefire dead after the Iranians attacked commercial shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. 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The president called Iran\u2019s leaders \u201cscum\u201d and \u201csick people,\u201d but said he would allow negotiations to continue.Asked if he personally wants to negotiate with Iran, the vice president said the administration is moving in lockstep together on the process with Iran.\u201cWhat so many people from the outside of the administration don\u2019t appreciate is that we all have obviously very robust conversations about how to solve this or that problem, but when the president makes a decision, we follow that decision,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd right now, the decision is talk to the Iranians. And when the decision becomes stop talking, obviously I\u2019ll be the first to know.\u201dVance told The Daily Wire that the \u201cfirst and most important step\u201d forward is for the Iranians to honor the agreement between Iran and the United States, and pointed to it as a success of the MOU that Iran is failing to uphold its end of the agreement.\u201cI always found it a little curious,\u201d he added, \u201cYou know, there was so much criticism of the original MOU, oftentimes before people had even read the language, and I think what we\u2019re finding is that the MOU was in fact a very good deal for the United States of America because the Iranians are struggling to keep even its first and most important term, which is that the Strait of Hormuz has to be open during negotiation.\u201dUS Vice President JD Vance as he boards Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. 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