{"id":2617388,"date":"2026-06-22T15:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-urges-press-to-distrust-iranian-posts-about-negotiations\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:47:40","slug":"vance-urges-press-to-distrust-iranian-posts-about-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-urges-press-to-distrust-iranian-posts-about-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance urges press to distrust Iranian posts about negotiations"},"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\">18<\/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-urges-press-to-distrust-iranian-posts-about-negotiations%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=2617388&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 dismissed rumors that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi snubbed him during recent negotiations in Lucerne, Switzerland, urging skepticism about Iranian social media reports. Vance clarified that Iran\u2019s actions-such as Araghchi entering and leaving negotiations without greeting him-should not be taken at face value, emphasizing the complexity of Iranian negotiators. he reported that Iran agreed to conditions on unfreezing funds, allowing the U.S. to direct money toward American priorities like soybean purchases, which could also benefit Iranians. Vance highlighted the lengthy negotiations and cautioned the media against trusting social media misinformation. He is optimistic about progress in the peace talks, which follow a recent memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran signed by President trump and Iranian officials. Key contentious issues remaining include the Strait of Hormuz, Israel-Hezbollah tensions, and iran\u2019s nuclear restrictions. vance was in Switzerland for about 36 hours amidst ongoing efforts to negotiate a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >broader peace deal<\/a>.  <\/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> dismissed speculation that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iranian<\/a> Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi snubbed him during this weekend\u2019s negotiations in Lucerne, Switzerland, imploring reporters to \u201cmistrust\u201d what they read on Iranian <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"433\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance issued the warning moments before departing Europe en route back to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, after the weekend\u2019s first round of post-memorandum-of-understanding\u00a0talks, during which Araghchi entered the main negotiating room before Vance arrived and left as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> took his seat at the table without greeting him.<\/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\/4618631\/vance-good-cop-iran-peace-deal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance plays good cop amid Iran talks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4618526\/trump-300-foot-gash-reflecting-pool-taken-care-of\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says 300-foot gash in Reflecting Pool is being \u2018taken care of\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4618424\/vance-trump-threats-during-negotiations-response-iran-trash-talk\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance explains Trump\u2019s threats during negotiations as a response to Iran\u2019s \u2018trash talk\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve spent a lot of time dealing with the Iranians over the last few months,\u201d Vance said Monday at\u00a0Emmen Air Base. \u201cSometimes I find them extremely confusing as negotiators, but look, we had a little press conference. They obviously don\u2019t quite have the same First Amendment protections [in] Iran that we have in the United States of America. We talked to you guys, and then had a series of really good meetings.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\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>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-carter-honored-at-capitol-for-his-humility-modesty-and-grace\/\" title=\"Jimmy Carter honored at Capitol for his &#039;humility, modesty, and grace\u2019\">vice president reflected<\/a> on the \u201csocial media firestorm\u201d after his first meeting, \u201cwhere everybody said the Iranians are going to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen we proceeded to talk to them for, like, the next nine hours,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, I would just encourage the media, mistrust a little bit what you see coming out of Iranian social media. They can be confusing negotiators, but we feel like we\u2019re making progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the brief press conference, Vance confirmed Iran agreed to conditions put on the release of Iranian frozen funds so the U.S. can \u201censure that the money goes where we want it to go,\u201d for example, toward U.S. soybean purchases.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\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<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven with that said, even with the caveat that\u2019s going to benefit American farmers, [it] can obviously benefit the people of Iran,\u201d he said. \u201cFundamentally, that money is not going to be unfrozen unless we continue to see progress, and that will obviously be a big part of the negotiation in the days to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4616813\/new-york-city-ice-operation-opportunity-gop\/\"><strong>IN FOCUS: NEW YORK CITY ICE OPERATION PRESENTS MAMDANI-SHAPED OPPORTUNITY FOR GOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance was in Switzerland for about 36 hours as the U.S. and Iran continue to negotiate the details of a broader peace deal at the Burgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the 14-point MOU last week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\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<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those details include the two countries\u2019 more controversial areas of disagreement, from the safe opening of 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> and the cessation of strikes between <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> and Iranian proxy Hezbollah in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a> to verifiable restrictions being placed on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance dismisses Iran social media rumors after Lucerne 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