JD Vance Says U.S. Option To Resume Military Campaign Against Iran Remains On Table

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the option to resume the military campaign against Iran remains on the table and could be activated at any time, while the United States monitors Iran’s movements to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

“Conservative commentator Nick Sortor claimed that Vice President JD Vance made an unplanned return to Washington DC Saturay as President Donald Trump called an emergency meeting of his national security team to deliberate on Iran”

The Times of India

Vance told reporters, "No one wants war to return, and the opportunity remains for Iran to reach a peaceful settlement," and he said President Donald Trump issued directives to negotiate firmly without concessions that touch on national security.

The Times of India

The Saudi outlet also framed the crisis as rooted in the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and the hostage crisis that followed, which led to the severance of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

In the same account, Vance stressed that Russia obtaining enriched Iranian uranium is not part of the plans or understandings acceptable to Washington, and he reaffirmed U.S. red lines that it will never accept any agreement allowing Iran to possess a nuclear weapon.

In Washington, VOA Farsi reported that U.S. Vice President Jedy Vance met with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Friday, 18 Ordibehesht, and discussed Iran.

The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the two sides reviewed the latest regional developments and Pakistan's mediation efforts to reduce tensions, while the statement did not name Iran and only referred to Pakistan's mediation.

VOA Farsi

VOA Farsi also said the U.S. State Department announced on Tuesday, 15 Ordibehesht that, by order of U.S. President Donald Trump, the United States, together with Bahrain and its Gulf partners including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar, prepared a draft resolution for the United Nations Security Council to defend the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

That draft resolution, according to VOA Farsi, would require the Islamic Republic of Iran to stop attacks, mining, and the collection of tolls in regional waters and would threaten further sanctions.

Multiple reports described renewed diplomacy between Tehran and Washington around Islamabad, with Jaryan24 saying Iranian and Western sources reported an initial agreement to hold a new round of talks next Thursday in Islamabad.

“American Vice President JD Vance affirmed the possibility of resuming the military campaign against Iran to prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons, citing President Trump's directives to negotiate firmly”

Akhbar as-Saudiyya

Jaryan24 also cited an Associated Press report that Islamabad has formally proposed to host the second round, while an American diplomat told AP that Islamabad is "again being discussed as the host," and it added that it was not clear whether the same level of delegations would participate.

The same account said President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday, "The other side has called us and they want to reach an agreement," and it described a dispute over timelines for uranium enrichment, including a Washington proposal of "a 20-year full stop" and an Iranian ceiling of "a maximum five-year temporary halt."

Separately, East Media Group said JD Vance’s aide told Fox News that the Islamabad talks ended without an agreement after 20 hours, and it stated that the deputy effectively called for Iran’s strategic disarmament in exchange for nothing.