'We Have Two Options': Vance Says Trump Still Has Cards To Play If Iran Violates MoU Terms

Published 1 July 2026 · world

'We Have Two Options': Vance Says Trump Still Has Cards To Play If Iran Violates MoU Terms Published By, Last Updated: July 01, 2026, 16:01

'We Have Two Options': Vance Says Trump Still Has Cards To Play If Iran Violates MoU Terms Published By, Last Updated: July 01, 2026, 16:01 IST Vance said the Trump administration is using the post-war lull to stabilise global oil markets while keeping both diplomatic and military options firmly on the table. Rapid Read Vance said the Trump administration is using the post-war lull to stabilise global oil markets while keeping both diplomatic and military options firmly on the table. (IMAGE: REUTERS) US Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration still has “two options" if Iran fails to honour the memorandum of understanding (MoU) that brought an end to the recent conflict, asserting that Washington retains both diplomatic and military leverage while seeking a lasting agreement with Tehran. Speaking on The Michael Knowles Show on Monday, Vance said the White House was prepared either to pursue a long-term agreement with Iran or build on the gains achieved during the military campaign should Tehran fail to make verifiable commitments. “We have two options. We have the option of pursuing a long-term deal with the Iranians, and that requires a significant change in behavior.

We have the option of banking our wins from the military campaign and, of course, doing things on top of that if the president feels that we have to. I think both those options are very much on the table," Vance said. He added that President Donald Trump was allowing the situation to evolve while ensuring there was “significantly less pressure on the global energy economy." Vance’s remarks echo comments he made during an earlier interview with Laura Ingraham, in which he argued that Washington remained in a favourable position regardless of how negotiations with Tehran ultimately unfolded. “I actually think that the United States is in a great position however the negotiation ultimately shakes out. If the negotiation is successful, which obviously we want it to be successful, you have an Iran that is permanently transformed… if, on the other hand, the Iranians don’t behave… their nuclear program is still destroyed, their conventional military is still destroyed, and the United States is still in a much stronger position relative to the Iranians," Vance had said. 🔴 Vance Says US Is Using the Iran Deal to “Refill" the Oil Market, Then “See Where the Hand Is"🔸 US Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration is using the memorandum that ended the war with Iran “to sort of refill the world’s oil economy… and then to see where… pic.twitter.com/t7f5Hvs7B1 — Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) July 1, 2026 Referring to the recovery in oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after the conflict, Vance said global energy supplies were gradually returning to normal, even though overall maritime traffic remained below pre-war levels.