Vice President JD Vance said Tehran is effectively entering a probationary period under the Trump administration's agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran required to demonstrate through its actions — not its promises — that it has abandoned nuclear weapons development and support for terrorism."The thing I've learned from the President of the United States is whether friend or foe, you shouldn't trust anybody, you should trust people's actions," Vance told Fox News Digital in a sit-down interview."That's why the way this agreement is built is that if they act in the right way, if they behave in the way, they get a lot of benefits."The agreement would test whether Iran is willing to trade decades of isolation for economic relief and renewed ties with the West.
While Tehran could gain access to sanctions relief and foreign investment, administration officials say those benefits will depend on whether Iran can prove it has abandoned its nuclear ambitions and support for terrorist organizations during a 60-day negotiating period."The Iranians have two pathways.If they behave like a normal country, if they don't try to build nukes, if they try to fund terrorism, then the United States is going to change our relationship with Iran.
We're going to lift some sanctions.We're going to welcome them back into the international community," Vance said.JD VANCE SAYS IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM 'SUBSTANTIALLY' SET BACK AFTER 'PRECISE, SURGICAL' US STRIKESVance tells Fox News Digital the U.S.-Iran deal tests whether Tehran will trade decades of isolation for sanctions relief and renewed Western ties.
(Fox News Digital)He said the United States would be prepared to ease sanctions and normalize relations with Tehran, including welcoming it back into the international community, if Iran abandons its nuclear ambitions and ceases support for terrorism.But if Iran attempts to rebuild what Vance described as its "destroyed" nuclear program or continues funding terrorist gro...