‘Locked And Loaded’: JD Vance Says ‘Good Progress’ In Iran Talks, But Warns Forces On Standby

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• ‘Locked And Loaded’: JD Vance Says ‘Good Progress’ In Iran Talks, But Warns Forces On Standby Published By, Last Updated: May 20, 2026, 07:54 IST US Vice President JD Vance says Iran talks show good progress but warns the US is locked and loaded to restart war if no deal, insisting Iran cannot possess a nuclear weapon United States Vice President JD Vance said Iran will have to accept that it cannot possess nuclear weapons.
• (Source: Reuters) United States Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday said that their country has made “good progress" in Iran talks but warned that Washington was “locked and loaded" to restart the war in case there is no deal.
• Vance’s remarks came just hours after President Donald Trump said he had been within an hour of authorising fresh strikes and warned that Tehran had “two or three days" to strike a deal.
• “A lot of...