U.S. Vice President: It's Up to Iran to Take Next Step Towards Peace

The United States has laid out its non-negotiable terms for peace in the ongoing Middle East conflict, and the onus is now on Iran to make the next move. U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who led the American delegation in talks with Iranian officials in Pakistan over the weekend, stated that Washington has made its "red lines" unequivocally clear to Tehran.

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I really believe that the ball is in Iran's court, because we have put a lot on the table. In fact, we have made very clear what our red lines were.

"I really believe that the ball is in Iran's court, because we have put a lot on the table. In fact, we have made very clear what our red lines were," Vance told Fox News in an interview. He specifically highlighted two critical areas where the U.S. president has been inflexible: U.S. control over Iran's enriched uranium and the establishment of a verification mechanism to ensure Iran does not develop nuclear weapons.

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There are two things in particular that the President of the United States made very clear that he will be inflexible on: U.S. control over Iran's enriched uranium and a verification mechanism that guarantees Tehran does not develop nuclear weapons.

Vance underscored the distinction between Iran's declarations and concrete actions, stating, "It's one thing for the Iranians to say they are not going to have a nuclear weapon. It's quite another thing for us to establish the mechanism to ensure that that does not happen." He also recalled that a crucial condition for the ceasefire agreed upon last week was the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil markets that Iran had effectively blocked.

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It's one thing for the Iranians to say they are not going to have a nuclear weapon. It's quite another thing for us to establish the mechanism to ensure that that does not happen.