Vance Says US–Iran Deal ‘Very Close’ but No Guarantee of Final Agreement

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday he felt “pretty good” about prospects for a deal with Iran but cautioned that significant details remain unresolved and that he could not guarantee negotiators would ultimately reach a final agreement. Vance made the remarks to reporters on May 28 at Joint Base Andrews before departing aboard Marine Two, striking a broadly optimistic tone about ongoing diplomacy that would turn a fragile ceasefire into a more permanent resolution of the ongoing war in the Middle East. “I think we’re making progress,” Vance said. “We’re getting to a point where we could potentially sit down and settle these issues, but that requires us to make a little bit more progress. I can’t guarantee that we’re going to get there, but right now I feel pretty good about it.”...