After indirect talks in Geneva, Vice President JD Vance issued a blunt warning: Iran has two weeks to meet U.S. demands.
He said the negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough and that Tehran has not agreed to what he called the administration’s core requirements.
The U.S. is insisting Iran halt uranium enrichment, arguing it gives Tehran the capacity to build a nuclear weapon.
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What Vance told Fox News
Vance said the talks – involving Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner – were “productive in some ways” but fell short on key issues.
“It was very clear that the President has set some red lines that the Iranians are not yet willing to actually acknowledge and work through,” Vance told Fox News.
Reports of possible military action
Axios reports the administration is weighing a large-scale military operation if diplomacy fails. Citing sources, it said any campaign could last weeks and potentially involve coordination with Israel.
One Trump adviser told the outlet, “The boss is getting fed up. Some people around him warn him against going to war with Iran, but I think there is a 90% chance we see kinetic action in the next few weeks.”
Iran’s response
Araghchi described the talks as substantive and said both sides exchanged ideas toward a possible framework.
“This does not mean that we can quickly reach an agreement, but at least the path has started,“ he said.
The Wall Street Journal reports a U.S. official said Iran agreed to submit written positions within two weeks to address remaining gaps.
US military posture
President Donald Trump has increased American firepower in the region. The Pentagon has already redeployed the USS Gerald R. Ford from the Caribbean, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln and other warships, aircraft and air defense systems already in place.
The administration has not ruled out another military strike.
Last June, the U.S. launched Operation Midnight Hammer, targeting three Iranian nuclear sites – Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan. The Journal reports much of IRan’s highly enriched uranium is now buried beneath rubble at those sites.
Iran’s negotiating position
Iran maintains its nuclear program is for peaceful energy purposes. Officials have indicated they may be willing to ship existing highly enriched uranium abroad – possibly to Russa – and pause future enrichment.
In return, Tehran wants U.S. sanctions lifted, including access to $6 billion in oil revenue currently held in Qatar.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hamid Ghanbari told the Fars news agency that potential economic cooperation – including oil, gas, mining investments and aircraft purchases – is part of the negotiating framework.
As talks unfolded, Iran conducted military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issued a warning, saying the U.S. “may be struck so hard that it cannot get back up.”
