'We Need to Remain Vigilant': Former Vice President Mike Pence Talks High-Stakes Negotiations Ahead Following U.S.-Iran Peace Deal
Deal immediately stops hostilities that began February 28, ending conflict that killed U.S. service members and disrupted global economy, while lifting oil blockade.
- President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a peace deal early Thursday, with Vice President JD Vance confirming a 60-day countdown for final negotiations on regional stability.
- The agreement immediately halts hostilities that began Feb. 28, following a conflict claiming 13 Americans and thousands of civilians across the Gulf region.
- Negotiations require the Islamic Republic to safely open the Strait of Hormuz and the United States to lift its blockade on Iranian oil; Vance stated that if Iran changes behavior, "big things are going to happen for Iran and for the world."
- Binding Israel to cease bombing Iranian-backed Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon, Vance said "Israelis, just like everybody else, have to respect this process" and insisted the administration does not require Congress to lift sanctions.
- Several officials, including some from the president's own party, have criticized the agreement, even as Trump posted online claiming "THE WORLD WILL BE SAFE" and Vance prepared for follow-up talks in Switzerland.
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The first meeting in Switzerland to start the talks has been cancelled, we do not know why: the Strait of Hormuz, however, is reopening
The US is no longer blocking Iran's ports, but the most difficult negotiations with Tehran are still ahead. This should start today in Switzerland - actually. But much is still unclear.
The countdown was launched, according to US Vice-President JD Vance, who said that the 60-day negotiating period with Iran provided for in the Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries had opened on Thursday, 18 June. Washington and Tehran now have two months to negotiate the precise content of the text that must put an end to the war in the Middle East. Among the points that will be at the heart of the debate are the question of Ira…
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WANE-TV'We need to remain vigilant': Former Vice President Mike Pence talks high-stakes negotiations ahead following U.S.-Iran peace deal
INDIANAPOLIS -- Following President Donald Trump’s decision to sign a tentative peace deal with Iran, former Vice President Mike Pence spoke with FOX59/CBS4 on Thursday about the high-stakes negotiations ahead. “First, I think you have to give President Trump and our armed forces enormous credit for being willing to strike Iran directly for the first [...]
The 60-day talks have begun following the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran to end the war. Switzerland announced today (the 19th) that working-level talks between the two sides would proceed as scheduled, but given that U.S. Vice President Vance mentioned the possibility of postponement, we will have to wait and see.
During that time, the parties must agree on the final version of the peace agreement.
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