United States Vice President J.D. Vance revealed overnight Tuesday the central condition Washington is setting for ending the military confrontation with Iran, in an interview with Reuters.
Vance made clear that the US will not settle for declarations alone, but will demand concrete and immediate steps to reduce Iran's uranium enrichment capability.
"The United States demands an actual reduction in Iranian enrichment capacity, and will not settle for promises from Tehran to limit the nuclear program in the future," the vice president stressed, clarifying the administration's firm approach. "We are not going to trade words for actions."
Vance addressed directly the high enrichment level Iran has reached, posing a pointed question to the leadership in Tehran: "If you don't want nuclear weapons, why do you need fuel enriched to 60%? If you want to prove commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, don't produce highly enriched material. This is a very basic issue. I think if they want to prove commitment, they need to do something significant regarding their enrichment capability."
Alongside the nuclear demands, he also addressed the political and security upheaval the Islamic Republic is experiencing following the severe blow it has suffered.
He noted that since the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei by Israel, a sharp lack of clarity has prevailed in Tehran regarding the identity of those leading the country and making decisions in practice: "One of the things we've come to understand is that it's not entirely clear how their country makes decisions."
