JD Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end war

Vance says Iran must cut nuclear enrichment capacity to reach deal with US US Vice President JD Vance said that Iran must make a "meaningful" reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the war.  "If you don't want a nuclear weapon, then why do you need 60% enriched fuel? And if you want to show commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, don't build highly enriched fuel. That's a very basic threshold issue," Vance said during an interview with Reuters. "I think if they want to show a commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, they would do something meaningful on their enrichment capacity." Vance also indicated that the US remained open to an agreement but would require concrete Iranian nuclear concessions. "We're not going to trade words for actions," he said.

Speaking on Monday after a campaign trip in Alaska, Vance said any agreement would require Iran to reduce its nuclear enrichment capacity, rather than offer assurances of future nuclear drawdowns.

J.D. Vance, in an interview, said the U.S. was in talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. But it was unclear ‌how much authority they wield within Iran’s power structure, he said

Vance said the U.S. remained open to an agreement but would require concrete Iranian nuclear concessions.

Vance said any agreement would require Iran to reduce its nuclear enrichment capacity, rather than offer assurances of future drawdowns.

Iran war news LIVE: US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday (local time) said that Washington is now seeking a “meaningful” reduction in Tehran's enrichment capacity to meet the demand and end the conflict, even as the US was unsure how Iran makes decisions in negotiations.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries’ seven-month war, even as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations. Vance, a longtime skeptic of US involvement in foreign wars, has taken a leading role in negotiating a settlement to the conflict and brokered a provisional peace agreement in September that quickly fell apart. The war has jolted global energy markets and become a political liability for President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans ahead of November midterm elections. Speaking on Monday after a campaign trip in Alaska, Vance said any agreement would require Iran to reduce its nuclear enrichment capacity, rather than offer assurances of future nuclear drawdowns. "If you don't want a nuclear weapon, then why do you need 60% enriched fuel? And if you want to show commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, don't build highly enriched fuel. That's a very basic threshold issue," V

(Corrects date of provisional peace agreement in paragraph 2 to June, not September)By Jacob BogageFAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct 6 (Reuters) - US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries’ seven-month war, even as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations.

By Jacob BogageFAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct 6 (Reuters) - US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries’ seven-month war, even as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations.