J.D. Vance on the U.S. attack on Iran: "The U.S. is not at war with Iran"
JD Vance addresses U.S. airstrikes on Iran and clarifies the U.S. is "not at war" with Iran.
After the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and the Pentagon's briefing on Operation Midnight Hammer in an earlier press conference, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has made his first public statement regarding the United States involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.
According to the Vice President, Operation Midnight Hammer, was enough to delay Iran's nuclear program, however, he emphasized that the U.S. is "not at war" with the Islamic Republic. "We are not at war with Iran, we are at war against Iran's nuclear program," he added.
JD Vance clarifies U.S. stance on conflict with Iran
In an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press with Kristen Welker", the U.S. Vice President called Operation Midnight Hammer a "testament to the power of the American military," noting that the United States had only a narrow window of opportunity for the strikes to succeed.
"We might not have been able to carry out this attack six months down the road. … We have a narrow window in which we can set that program back a very long time." J.D. Vance stated that it would have been irresponsible for President Donald Trump to wait, and "not to take the action that he did.”
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Marco Rubio: 'The U.S. is willing to negotiate with Iran'
According to the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, if Iran wanted to its nuclear reactors to have electricity, "there is a way to do it", that do not involve uranium enrichment. "That offer remains; we are willing to talk to them tomorrow," he told in a statement in Fox News.
"Ultimately, they have to make a decision. It's a very simple decision", Rubio stated, "There are many other countries in the world that do that", he added.
