U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Iran has already signed a peace agreement digitally, while Pakistan announced it will host a formal signing ceremony in Geneva on June 19.
“We already signed the deal digitally yesterday, and no money has been released,” Vance told ABC News.
Vance rejected claims that the U.S. has released large amounts of Iranian funds that had been subject to sanctions.
“We’re not giving them American money. Not a single dollar of American money will go to Iran,” Vance said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
JD Vance on Iran:
We are now speaking directly to the Iranian system. We have some good relationships there.
We are not passing messages through backchannels anymore; we are actually talking to them.
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“We’ll be releasing the text this week, and what everybody will see is that Iran doesn’t get a dime of money unless they perform their obligations, and the money that we’re talking about is fundamentally sanctions relief,” the vice president added.
In a separate interview with CNBC, Vance, who led the first round of talks with Iran in Islamabad on April 11, said that if Tehran fulfills its commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, the United States will work to help Iran succeed economically.
“We are saying to the Iranians: if you negotiate in good faith and make a long-term commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, then we’re going to make sure your country is successful.”
JD Vance on Iran:
We already signed the deal digitally yesterday, and no money has been released. That won’t change.
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The vice president said Washington holds significant leverage in its dealings with Iran.
“We are now speaking directly to the Iranian system. We have some good relationships there. We are not passing messages through back channels anymore; we are actually talking to them.”
“When you talk to them, you figure out what’s real, what’s fake, what they’re serious about, and what they’re not serious about.”
Addressing reports of Israeli opposition to the agreement, Vance said, “I think there are elements within Israel that like the deal quite a bit.”
Following intensive talks, we are pleased to announce that the Peace Deal between the United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran has been REACHED. Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in…
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Vance argued that the agreement would make the region safer.
“I think when people see this deal — we hope to release the text this week — they’re going to realize that this is going to make the whole region safer.”
Meanwhile, Pakistan, which played a key mediating role in the negotiations, said it would host the formal signing ceremony for the agreement reached between the United States and Iran in Switzerland on Friday.
“The ceremony for this historic agreement will be held on June 19 in Geneva, and, by the grace of God, Pakistan will host it,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.
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