US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday defended the deal to end the Iran war, saying he would likely head to Switzerland for talks to turn it into a long-term agreement.
“The Iranians have to perform,” Vance told a briefing at the White House as President Donald Trump faced mounting criticism over the deal.
“If they don’t perform as we’ve said before, they don’t get any of the benefits of the bargain.”
Vance — a war skeptic who has become the public face of the deal Trump signed at Versailles on Wednesday — rejected claims that the deal rewards Iran without achieving Trump’s war aims.
The most controversial points have been around oil sales, sanctions relief and a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran, while there is no firm program for destroying Iran’s nuclear program.
But Vance said Iran would only get the rewards if it proves that it has
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