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Vice President Vance Says U.S. Benefits from Either Deal or No-Deal Outcome with Iran
Vice President JD Vance stated that the United States holds the advantage regardless of whether a final deal is reached with Iran. The remarks came during an interview with Bill Maher on HBO on June 27, 2026, amid U.S. strikes on Iranian targets.
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Vice President JD Vance said the United States holds the advantage in talks with Iran regardless of the outcome. “If we make the final deal, then great,” Vance told HBO’s Bill Maher. “If we don’t make the final deal, their nuclear program is still destroyed.
The remarks aired on June 27, 2026. Hours before the interview, the U.S. military struck multiple targets inside Iran, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes hit Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities.
U.S. Central Command described the action as a direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping. The strikes followed a drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz the previous day.
Vance also pointed to increased oil shipments through the strait as evidence that negotiations are producing tangible results. The shaky ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has faced repeated tests this weekend.
The remarks came one day after the vice president reiterated the administration’s position that U.S. leverage remains intact.
