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8 Aug 2026, 14:50

JD Vance's conversation with Fox News, regarding Iran, with machine translation:

🔻 Vance: ... We are in talks with the Iranians. We are trying to maximize the amount of oil and gas that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Right now, we are focused on that more than anything else. I think you see that oil prices have dropped to around $80 a barrel today, and sometimes even a bit lower. So we are just trying to ensure that we get what we need from this conflict.

If you look back and remember what we have done here, we have destroyed their nuclear program, we have destroyed their conventional military power, and we have significantly reduced what could be called their asymmetric military capabilities.

And now we want to see if they are willing to make the kind of long-term changes that are necessary for a better relationship with the United States or not. If they are not willing, that’s fine.

We will continue to apply whatever pressure we can and try to get as much oil and gas flowing from the Middle East as possible so that Americans can benefit from lower gasoline and energy prices. That is the delicate balance we need to strike.

The last thing I’ll say about this, Kayleigh, is that I always try to remind people that we are really still in the middle of the game. This story is not over. We are no longer at the beginning; we are in the middle of the game and using a full set of tools—diplomatic, economic, and military—to ensure we get the best outcome for the American people.

I am fully confident that we will reach that point, but we are still somewhat in the middle of the game.

🔺 Kayleigh McEnany: The Iranians have also sent this message through various means that they want to tighten their control over the Strait of Hormuz. So in a hypothetical agreement, what would an acceptable situation in the Strait of Hormuz look like?

🔻 JD Vance: Our expectation is that the same amount of oil and gas that was leaving the Gulf [Persian Gulf] before this conflict will again leave. The Iranians have told us that they intend to do just that. The entire coalition of Gulf countries wants the same.

But you know, we don’t trust; we verify. We don’t look at what people say, we look at what they do.

You see that some people within the Iranian structure are talking about imposing tolls. The Iranians have told us they have no plans to impose tolls on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. But we will still see what happens in practice.

What has been happening over the past week is that the Iranians and the Gulf countries, especially Oman, have been discussing how to ensure safe passage.

Of course, one problem is that the Iranians laid a lot of mines at the beginning of the war. So what we are really working on now is how to create a mechanism for transit so that the ships passing through can do so safely. This naturally includes mine clearance. It also includes Iran's commitment not to fire on commercial vessels.

They have been severely damaged. They want this to end. The question is whether they are able—whether their regime is capable—of providing the things necessary for us to be satisfied and feel that we have gotten what we needed from this confrontation.

This has not yet been determined, but I think we have made some progress over the past few days.

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