Vice President JD Vance Sends Clear Message to Iran: A Nuclear Weapon Is the Red Line

Vice President JD Vance stepped to the podium on Tuesday and delivered a message Tehran would be wise to hear clearly.

Speaking to reporters, Vance said the Iranians understand exactly where the line is drawn and that they want to make a deal. But he was careful not to declare victory before the ink is dry.

#WATCH | US Vice President JD Vance says, “…What I think is that the Iranians want to make a deal, Iranians recognise that a nuclear weapon is the red line for the United States of America…But we’re not going to know until we’re actually putting pen to paper on signing a… pic.twitter.com/EMYgwzvFBE

— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2026

“The Iranians recognize that a nuclear weapon is the red