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3 Sept 2026, 21:52

Response from JD Vance, Vice President of the United States, to reporters' questions
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https://telegra.ph/vance-09-03-3
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1️⃣ Vance: "The only reason we don't have a global energy crisis is Trump's leadership."

▪️ "The reason gas prices are so high right now is that the Iranians are shooting at commercial shipping."

▪️ "Just yesterday, we moved about 15 million barrels out of the Strait of Hormuz."

▪️ "The Iranians are realizing that their control over the Strait of Hormuz is practically gone, and this leverage is becoming less valuable every day."

▪️ "My advice to the Iranians is to stop acting like crazy people and not shoot at commercial shipping."

▪️ Regarding the attack on the wedding ceremony: "In this specific case, I don't think we have information that proves anything one way or the other."

▪️ "The United States never targets civilians in war."

▪️ "We are looking into it."

2️⃣ Vance on Iran: "Economic, military, diplomatic, and covert pressure; everything is on the table."

▪️ "We have many additional tools at our disposal. The President is using some of them and not others."

▪️ "Anything that could happen is on the table: economic pressure, military pressure, diplomatic pressure, covert pressure."

▪️ "The Iranians are behaving like terrorists in the Strait of Hormuz."

▪️ Regarding the possibility of supporting Iranian opposition: "Of course, I'm not going to talk about it."

3️⃣ Vance: "The U.S. is the only country that can guarantee control of the Strait of Hormuz."

▪️ "We are the only country in the world that can guarantee control of the Strait of Hormuz."

▪️ "The Iranians would like zero million barrels to come out of the Strait of Hormuz. Last night, 15 million barrels came out of the Strait of Hormuz; and this is because of the United States."

▪️ "If we don't do it, no one else will."

▪️ "Our message to the Iranians is simple: you must stop shooting at commercial shipping."

▪️ "We are not talking to them and will not talk unless they stop shooting at commercial shipping."

4️⃣ Vance: "We do not set an artificial deadline for ending the conflict with Iran."

▪️ "Again, I wouldn't call it a war."

▪️ "Major combat operations lasted about six weeks."

▪️ "With Operation Midnight Hammer, we destroyed their nuclear facilities."

▪️ "With Epic Fury, we destroyed their defense industry base for weapon production as well as a large part of their conventional military capability."

▪️ "We do not set an artificial deadline."

▪️ "It would be irresponsible to outline our strategy and timeline for a country like Iran."

5️⃣ Vance: "Iran's ability to disrupt the normal lives of Americans is very limited."

▪️ "We are very confident that the homeland is safe."

▪️ "The Iranians will try to do many things that they do not have the capability to do."

▪️ "If you consider Iran's ability to disrupt the normal lives of Americans, I think it is very limited."

▪️ "It's not zero, but it is very limited."

▪️ "I would be much more concerned about cyberattacks from other actors."

6️⃣ Vance: "China has responded positively to some U.S. requests regarding Iran."

▪️ "We have certainly had several discussions with the Chinese."

▪️ "I think the Chinese have responded positively to some of our requests."

▪️ Regarding direct contact between Trump and Xi: "I actually don't know if the President has spoken directly with Xi or not."

7️⃣ Vance: "Countries are secretly helping the U.S. to punish Iran."

▪️ "I think the People's Republic of China has certainly behaved much more responsibly than the Iranians."

▪️ "If you look at Turkey, Azerbaijan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and many of the Arab Gulf coalition countries... there are many countries."

▪️ "Sometimes they are not willing to say it publicly, but they are doing a lot of good things behind the scenes to help us ensure that the Iranians pay a price for shooting at commercial shipping."

▪️ "This also takes away the economic resources necessary for them to rebuild their nuclear program."

▪️ "So far, we haven't seen them try to do such a thing."

▪️ "All of this is to ensure that Iran does not become a nuclear-armed power."

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