Vance says Trump still prefers diplomatic solution with Iran

February 25, 2026 11:02 AM EST

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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