Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that while recent negotiations with Iran did not yield an agreement, he remains hopeful that a deal can still be reached, pointing to progress made and continued diplomatic engagement.

Speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Georgia, Vance reflected on the unprecedented nature of the weekend talks in Pakistan, where senior U.S. and Iranian officials met face-to-face.

“It’s a meeting that had never before happened. We had never had a meeting like that where you have the person who’s effectively running the country in Iran sitting across from the Vice President of the United States,” Vance said of the meetings in Islamabad.

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The person who is effectively running Iran sat across from the Vice President of the U.S.—that had never happened.

I think those people wanted to make a deal… you never know, though. pic.twitter.com/F8f0XYjfLW

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He acknowledged the deep distrust that has defined relations between the two countries for decades but suggested that both sides showed a willingness to move forward.

“Look, honestly, after 49 years, there’s a lot of mistrust between Iran and the United States of America. You’re not going to solve that problem overnight. But yeah, I think the people we’re sitting across from wanted to make a deal. And I know the President of the United States told us to go out there and negotiate in good faith. That’s what we did. That’s what we’re going to keep on doing. You never know though,” he added.

Vance also outlined President Donald Trump’s broader vision for a potential agreement, describing it as a sweeping arrangement that could reshape Iran’s future if it abandons its nuclear ambitions.

“[Trump] said, ‘If you guys commit to not having a nuclear weapon, we are going to make Iran thrive, we’re going to make it economically prosperous’, and we’re going to invite the Iranian people into the world economy in a way they haven’t been in my entire life. And that’s the kind of Trumpian grand bargain that the president has put on the table. We’re going to keep on negotiating and try to make it happen because it would be great for the world, it’d be great for our country, it’d be great for everybody,” said the Vice President.

Although Vance had indicated early Sunday that the Pakistan talks ended without a deal, discussions appear to be ongoing behind the scenes. According to a CNN report Monday, administration officials are considering plans for a follow-up, in-person meeting with Iranian representatives.

In a separate interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier on Monday, Vance reiterated that while no final agreement was reached, the discussions were not without progress.

He emphasized that the next phase depends largely on Tehran’s response.

“the ball really is in [the Iranians’] court. We’ve made clear where we’re willing, again, to be accommodating, and we’ve made clear where we absolutely need to see the nuclear material come out of the country of Iran.”

{Matzav.com}