Vance: The United States is “in the middle of a game” on Iran

ON 9 AUGUST, THE UNITED STATES VICE-PRESIDENT, JD VANCE, STATED IN A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW BROADCAST ON SATURDAY THAT “WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A GAME” ON IRAN AND THAT “WE ARE USING ALL-ENCOMPASSING TOOLS — DIPLOMATIC, ECONOMIC, MILITARY — TO ENSURE THE BEST RESULTS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE”, HE SAID. HE INDICATED THAT SOME PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS IN IRAN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE UNITED STATES EXPECTED OIL AND GAS EXPORTS FROM THE GULF REGION TO BE EQUAL TO THOSE BEFORE THE CONFLICT, “AND THE IRANIANS HAVE INDICATED TO US THAT THEY INTEND TO DO SO”, HE SAID. KIM XIAN