United States Vice President JD Vance has told Fox News host Will Cain that the goals of the US in its months-long war with Iran are “twofold”: on energy, to recover the world economy due to the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and on military, to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
– Vance told Fox News that the first goal involved “ensuring that the Gulf countries continue to send oil and gas to the world economy so that we have energy price stability … That’s goal number one, keep oil and gas cheap for Americans all over our country”.
– “Obviously, goal number two is to ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon,” Vance added. “I feel confident we’re accomplishing both of those goals, but it’s inherently an unpredictable thing because the Iranians themselves are unpredictable and they sometimes don’t honour the commitments they’ve made to us.”
– Questioned by Cain about the “seesaw” nature of the war with Iran and how it will end, in light of currently stalled US-Iran peace talks, Vance said: “I think this ends with the United States in a strong position with Iran not having a nuclear weapon and with the Strait of Hormuz returned to a place where oil and gas prices are stable for the American people.”
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