J.D. Vance: ‘We Certainly Expect’ Iran Will Stop Funding Terrorist Organizations; ‘They‘re Going to Have a Verifiable Commitment to Not Building a Nuclear Weapon’

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VANCE: “Well, it does, Jake, because what the agreement does is fundamentally set up a structure whereby if the Iranians behave like a normal country, then we want to treat them like a normal country and welcome them into the world economy. What paragraph one of the agreement says is effectively that Iran commits itself, just as the United States commits itself to regional peace and stability. And part of that, Jake, is that the Iranians have to stop funding violent terrorist organizations. They have to stop funding regional instability. But the important thing about this agreement, Jake, is that everything from what Iran gives us on the nuclear program, and of course, that‘s the most important thing, is the commitment verifiable to never building a nuclear weapon. All of these things come along with benefits if Iran delivers, and nothing if Iran doesn‘t deliver. So, we certainly expect that, as part of our broader agreement, Jake, Iran is going to stop funding terrorist organizations. Most importantly, they‘re going to have a verifiable commitment to not building a nuclear weapon. But the good thing about the way that we‘ve set this up is that we have the leverage here. We have the ability to welcome them into the world economy if they perform. We also have the ability to say, you know what, you don’t get anything if you don’t meet your end of the obligation.”