US, Iran made 'a lot of progress' towards deal: Vance

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The United States and Iran have made good progress towards a ceasefire extension deal but President Donald Trump is not yet ready to approve it, US Vice President JD Vance said, AFP reports.

“We’re going back and forth on a couple of language points. We’ve made a lot of progress here,” Vance told reporters, hours after US sources said Washington and Tehran had agreed a deal.

“Hopefully, we’ll continue to make progress and the president will be in a position where he can endorse the agreement, but obviously that’s still TBD (to be determined),” he added.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks with the media as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, May 28, 2026. —AFP
US Vice President JD Vance speaks with the media as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, May 28, 2026. —AFP

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