{"id":2615175,"date":"2026-06-17T12:33:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-defends-trumps-iran-strategy-of-diplomacy-and-economic-leverage\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:33:53","slug":"vance-defends-trumps-iran-strategy-of-diplomacy-and-economic-leverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-defends-trumps-iran-strategy-of-diplomacy-and-economic-leverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance defends Trump\u2019s Iran strategy of diplomacy and economic leverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-defends-trumps-iran-strategy-of-diplomacy-and-economic-leverage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2615175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump&#8217;s approach to Iran, emphasizing that efforts were focused on preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon through a combination of diplomacy, economic pressure, and military actions. Vance argued that critics focus too much on the means rather than the ultimate goal of ensuring Iran&#8217;s nuclear disarmament and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-president-visits-jordan-in-latest-sign-of-closer-ties-officials\/\" title=\"Israeli ... visits Jordan in latest sign of closer ties \u2013 officials\">maintaining regional stability<\/a>, such as keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. He highlighted that Trump&#8217;s strategy aimed to achieve specific results rather than pursue conflict for its own sake, with sanctions and military strikes used as leverage. Vance also stated that the US-iran deal&#8217;s relief of sanctions depends on Iran making significant behavioral changes, including ending support for proxy groups and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >halting nuclear growth<\/a>, and that any economic benefits would only be granted if Iran transforms its conduct.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a><strong> <\/strong>defended President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> approach to Iran, saying, \u201cpeople confuse the ends with the means,\u201d and arguing that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4611633\/trump-obama-lock-horns-new-iran-deal\/\">peace deal<\/a> delivers on the administration\u2019s primary objective: preventing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> from having a nuclear weapon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance argued that critics are losing sight of the ultimate goal, asserting that the deal \u201censures that Iran won\u2019t get a nuclear weapon, and it ensures that the[[<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>]stays open.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612300\/progressive-atheistic-culture-christianity-vance-memoir\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Progressive atheistic culture\u2019 is incompatible with Christianity: Vance<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612446\/trump-iran-deal-friday-doubt\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump casts doubt on landing Iran deal Friday: \u2018You never know\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612099\/labor-department-threatens-withhold-funds-governors-state-unemployment-fraud\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Labor Department threatens to withhold funds from governors over unemployment fraud and waste<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s what the president wanted to accomplish. He wanted to ensure that Iran would not have a nuclear weapon, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4608693\/trump-iran-deal-very-strong-g7\/\">this deal<\/a> will accomplish precisely that,\u201d Vance said during a CBS interview Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early in his term, Trump reimposed his \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sanctions\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"787\">sanctions<\/a> campaign against Iran, seeking to squeeze its economy and limit its path to a nuclear weapon. After diplomatic efforts failed to secure concessions, the United States and Israel escalated the pressure campaign with strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, naval forces, and defense targets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance rejected calls for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-support-shrivels-as-85-say-israel-needs-a-new-leader-following-war-with-hamas\/\" title=\"85% of Israelis believe that Israel needs a new leader after the conflict with Hamas, causing a decline in support for Netanyahu\">continued military action<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4610684\/vance-hitches-political-wagon-iran-deal-fate\/\">arguing<\/a> that some opponents appear more focused on the use of force than on achieving results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe president of the United States used diplomacy; he used economic leverage. He also used military leverage in order to ensure that Iran would not have a nuclear weapon,\u201d Vance said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VP Vance on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>&#8216;s peace deal:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The President of the United States used diplomacy, he used economic leverage, he also military leverage in order to ensure that Iran wouldn&#8217;t have a nuclear weapon. That was the goal.&#8221;\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sIfosUaj55\">pic.twitter.com\/sIfosUaj55<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vice President JD Vance (@VP) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VP\/status\/2067232379651911703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance argued that Trump combined diplomacy, economic pressure, and military force to achieve a strategic objective rather than pursue conflict for its own sake. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are some people who just want the bombing to continue, regardless of whether it accomplishes anything for Americans,\u201d Vance said.\u00a0\u201c[Trump is] not trying to cause misery for the people of Iran, he\u2019s trying to ensure they don\u2019t have a nuclear weapon.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">O&#8217;DONNELL: Can you confirm the deal is going to end all sanctions against Iran, allow reconstruction financing of at least $300b, and release all frozen funds, which could be more than $100b?<\/p>\n<p>JD VANCE: None of things flow to Iran unless Iran fundamentally changes how it behaves\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bRfPCigPzN\">pic.twitter.com\/bRfPCigPzN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2067234190316167548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4611876\/iran-deal-us-sanctions-nuclear-weapon-14-points\/\"><strong>NUCLEAR PROMISES, UNFROZEN FUNDS, AND LIFTED SANCTIONS PART OF US-IRAN DEAL: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing concerns that the agreement could financially benefit Tehran, Vance stressed that sanctions relief would be contingent on major behavioral changes by the Iranian regime. \u201cNone of those things flow to Iran unless Iran fundamentally changes how it behaves with the world,\u201d Vance said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance explained that foreign investment and economic opportunities would remain restricted unless Iran ends support for proxy groups and abandons efforts to rebuild its nuclear program. \u201cIf Iran fundamentally transforms how it deals with the United States, the region, and the rest of the world, then Iran can get some economic benefits,\u201d Vance said. \u201cThat would be a major win for the Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance defends Trump\u2019s Iran deal, aims to prevent nuclear 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