U.S. Vice President JD Vance said President Donald Trump is seeking a "comprehensive agreement," not a "small deal," with Iran.
On the 14th (local time), Vice President Vance said at a Turning Point USA event in Georgia that "when the president makes a deal, he does not want a small deal," adding, "He wants to make a grand bargain (a major and comprehensive agreement)."
He went on, "What President Trump is basically proposing to Iran is very simple," emphasizing, "If you (Iran) are willing to act like a normal country, we are willing to treat you economically like a normal country."
Vance also said, "The reason a deal has not yet been reached is because the president truly wants an agreement under which Iran does not have nuclear weapons," adding, "President Trump is saying that if Iran pledges to forgo possessing nuclear weapons, he will make Iran prosper."
Earlier, Vice President Vance led the U.S. delegation in cease-fire talks with Iran mediated by Pakistan over the weekend and is expected to represent the negotiating team again if talks resume.
That day, President Trump suggested in an interview with the New York Post that cease-fire talks could restart, saying, "Something could happen within the next two days" and "the likelihood that we go there (Islamabad) has grown."