US strikes Iran’s nuclear sites, says war is with weapons programme, not people: Vice President JD Vance
In a careful statement on Sunday, Vice President JD Vance said that the United States was not in war with Iran, not in war with Tehran’s nuclear program. Comments come a day after confirming a series of direct strikes, the first example of President Donald Trump in the Iranian nuclear areas of Iran.
Vance, NBC’s Press Conference with Kristen Welker, “We do not fight Iran. We are fighting with Iran’s nuclear program,” he said.
Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan targeted a strike on a night
“We have completed our very successful attack on three nuclear regions in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan, with a dramatic message published in Truth Social. He explained.
The strike targeted deeply embedded facilities, including Fordow under a mountain, using the Bunker Buster ”bombs.
“All aircraft is now outside the Iranian airport. The primary site has been shot to Fordow. “We congratulate our great American fighters. There is no other army in the world to do this. Now the time of peace!” Shortly after, Iran retaliate to Israel with missile strikes. The attack caused damage to Tel Aviv and increased the fears of a wider war.
“Significantly delayed” but not fully confirmed
Despite Trump’s confident tone, Vice President Vance received a more cautious note.
When asked whether the nuclear areas are 100% sure that they are destroyed, orum I will not go into sensitive intelligence about what we see in Iran, but we have seen a lot and I am very sure that we have a significant delay of a nuclear weapon development and this is the purpose of this attack.
He put pressure on whether Fordow was damaged and disappeared, he said:
“I am not sure exactly what is the difference.
On the contrary, Trump said, “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and completely destroyed. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, should now make peace.”
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth repeated this by saying, “Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been destroyed,”
However, Iranian authorities objected to these claims. A parliamentary member said Fordow did not suffer serious damage, but it could not be independently verified.
There is no “boat on the ground, but tensions remain high
Vance stressed that the United States does not want war on Iran.
Iz We were not interested in the boots on the ground, ”he said.
Still, the floor remains tense. Since Israel’s air strikes in Iran on June 13, both sides have been locked to retaliation. This, albeit from the sky, points to the first direct American entry into the military conflict.
He confirmed that Vice President Trump decided to strike “just before the strikes” and that Washington received “some indirect messages from the Iranians”.
Hormuz Strait and Red Lines
The possibility of Iran’s response by breaking global transport continues to be a fundamental concern.
“All economies pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Vance said Vance. “If they want to destroy their own economies and cause disruptions in the world, I think this would have their decisions. But why should they do it? I don’t think it makes sense.”
Vance Calls diplomacy, blames Tehran for deterioration
The United States still says that it wants peace-not a place where Iran is nuclear armed.
“We want peace, but we want peace in the context of the fact that they do not have a nuclear weapon program,” Vance said. “The president did this exactly last night.”
He rejected the idea that diplomacy was sabotaged by the United States.
“We didn’t fly diplomacy in the air, Vance Vance insisted. “The Iranians are not very good in the war. Maybe they should follow the leadership of President Trump and give peace a chance.
“We don’t want a regime change,” he added. “We don’t want to extend this… We want to end the nuclear program and then we want to talk to Iranians about a long -term settlement.”
Constitutional conflict on military authority
Strikes led to political controversy. A few Democratic deputies and a handful of Republican Trump claimed that they act without the permission of the Congress. The US Constitution and the War forces refer to as a legal framework for military participation.
“President Mark Kelly,” President, US citizens, the United States, the Motherland can move when there is a clear and close threat. This is not the case here. “
Others see the President’s reasons for blaming the actions of the President.
However, Senator Lindsey Graham rejected these objections.
“Congress can declare or reduce financing. We cannot be the Commander -in -Chief.
The division expanded to Trump’s maga base. The Allies clashed to the public in the days that led to strikes, warning against some interventions, others called a strong military action.
Trump said he would decide to deepen and deepen the US military participation in the conflict within two weeks. The region is watching the next move of Tehran and Washington’s reaction with nuclear questions on the edge of the knife and away from the settlement.
