Vance refuses to reveal the details of dealing with Iran and confirms that all options are on the table

On Thursday, US Vice President J.D. Vance declined to say whether the United States was considering arming Iranian opponents, but he stressed that all options were available to President Donald Trump to exert pressure on the Iranian regime.

“I will not publicly disclose exactly how we will deal with the Iranians in the coming months and years because, quite frankly, that will limit the decision-making margin available to the president,” Vance said at the White House press briefing on Thursday. “But all potential options are on the table: economic, military, diplomatic, and covert pressure.”

Vance stated that one of the main goals was to pressure the Iranians "to stop shooting at commercial ships." He also praised the role of Trump and the US military efforts in the Strait of Hormuz in preventing a comprehensive energy crisis.

“I cannot stress this enough: Without President Trump’s leadership and the tireless efforts of our forces, an energy crisis would have occurred because the Iranians refused to stop acting like terrorists in the Strait of Hormuz,” Vance said.

The US Vice President stressed that it would be irresponsible to talk in detail about what the United States might do next.

“These tools are part of the president's arsenal,” Vance said, "but one of the reasons they are is because the vice president, hopefully, is not stupid enough to stand in front of all of you, and in front of a million Americans watching from home, to say exactly what we intend to do."