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Edward Helmore

JD Vance claims US holds all the cards in Iran and will win ‘either way’

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JD Vance and Bill Maher on HBO’s Real Time on 26 June 2026. Photograph: HBO

JD Vance has said that the US wins “either way” regarding negotiations with Iran, pointing to what he called the destruction of its nuclear program and diminishment as a country.

“If we make the final deal, then great,” the US vice-president told HBO’s Bill Maher. “If we don’t make the final deal, their nuclear program is still destroyed. They’re still much weaker as a country, so my attitude is America wins either way.”

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