The US Vice President added that the agreement offered Iran an opportunity to reintegrate into the global economy, provided it adhered to the terms of the deal.
Vance claimed ceasefire didn't include Lebanon. (File Photo)
US Vice President JD Vance on Monday said that the deal with Iran has already been signed digitally and the sanctions relief to the Islamic Republic will depend entirely on compliance with the terms of the agreement.
Rejecting Iran’s claim that half of the USD 24 billion of the frozen assets will be released before the start of the 60-day negotiations, Vance asserted that no financial concessions had been made to Iran following the signing of the deal.
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“We already signed the deal digitally yesterday, and there’s been no money released, and that won’t change,” Vance said while speaking to ABC’s Good Morning America.
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He further hinted that the sanctions relief to Iran will depend on compliance and could be granted if Tehran eliminates its stockpile of enriched uranium.
“Again, this is a performance-based thing. If we see the Iranians, for example, taking action to eliminate their stockpile of enriched material, then sanctions relief will follow. If we see the Iranians taking action to allow the kind of verification regime that we need to see to know that they’re not going to build a nuclear weapon, sanctions relief will follow,” he said.
Vance added that the agreement offered Iran an opportunity to reintegrate into the global economy, provided it adhered to the terms of the deal.
“This is really about walking down a pathway here where the Iranians will be welcomed into the world economy if they do the right thing,” he said.
What Vance said on Israel’s reaction to US-Iran deal?
Asked whether Israel’s decision to “not bind” with the agreement and to maintain troops in Lebanon could complicate the implementation of the deal, Vance acknowledged the challenges of securing lasting peace in the region.
“Everything is going to complicate the deal. As you know, in this region of the world, even a ceasefire, sometimes, it’s a little bit dirty. It goes from shooting a lot to shooting a little to shooting not at all,” he said.
His remarks come after Trump on Sunday stated that a deal with Iran was “complete” and that the strategic waterway would again be open after the signing of the agreement on Friday.
He further stated that the “Great Deal” was aimed at bringing “Peace and Security” to the whole region.
However, following Trump’s announcement, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in a post on X, stated that Israel is not bound by the Trump agreement, noting that Israel maintains its absolute sovereignty.
“Trump’s agreement does not bind us. Israel is not subject to the United States, and we are an independent and sovereign nation,” the post read.
(With agency inputs)
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