Iran has to 'perform' in order to gain benefits of MoU: Vance

Published June 18, 2026 Updated June 18, 2026 08:41pm

US Vice President JD Vance says “pragmatists” within Iran’s leadership want to transform Tehran’s relationship with the world and those people “are winning the argument”.

“The United States wants to have a better relationship, but in order for that to happen, the Iranians have to perform,” he tells reporters, referring to Tehran honouring its end of the US-Iran agreement.

“If they don’t perform, as we’ve said before, they don’t get any of the benefits of the bargain,” he adds.

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