Vance says Trump still prefers diplomatic solution with Iran
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance attends U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2026. REUTERS/NATHAN HOWARD
Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump still preferred a diplomatic solution with Iran and that he hoped Iranians took that seriously in their negotiations on Thursday.
* Vance told Fox News' "America's Newsroom" program thatTrump has been clear Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. * The U.S. vice president said Trump wants to achieve thatgoal diplomatically, but has other tools at his disposal. * The U.S. and Iranian delegations will hold a third roundof talks over Tehran's nuclear program in Geneva on Thursday. * Vance said he hoped the Iranians took Trump's preferenceseriously in negotiations on Thursday. * Vance declined to say whether the U.S. would want to seeIranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei step down. * "We're sitting down having another round of diplomatictalks with the Iranians trying to reach a reasonablesettlement," Vance said.(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Toronto;)
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