Vice President JD Vance said on “CBS Mornings” that the Trump administration plans to release the full text of the U.S.-Iran agreement this week, saying “we want the American people to see it.”
“Sometimes with these agreements, there are some diplomatic protocols, some technical things to work out, but we plan to release the full text this week,” Vance said.
Vance said there is some misreporting about what’s in the agreement, claiming the deal broadly “ensures that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, while simultaneously opening the Strait of Hormuz.”
Vance said it “fundamentally extends a hand to Iran and says, ‘look, if you guys are willing to honor your obligations if you’re willing to allow real inspections of your nuclear program, then we will welcome you back into the world economy.'”
The vice president said Iran will have “a much better and much more prosperous future if they meet the obligations they make in this agreement,” noting that the unfreezing of Iranian financial assets is “one of the things we’re going to work out in the technical talks that will follow the official signing on Friday.”
Vance refuted claims that the Iranian regime would receive $24 billion in frozen funds if it hits certain benchmarks, saying the figure “doesn’t appear anywhere in any of the texts.”
“What we have said is that we’re willing to talk about unfreezing assets, but a much, much bigger deal is unsanctioning their economy – so long as they make the long-term commitments on the nuclear program,” Vance said.
