In an interview with Fox News, the US Vice President has identified a goal for the Donald Trump administration in the war with Iran that even takes priority over the nuclear agreement.
US Vice President J.D. Vance announced on Thursday that the first and immediate priority of the Donald Trump administration in the war with Iran, even before the nuclear agreement, is to lower the price of oil and gasoline.
The conservative Washington Examiner newspaper wrote that Vance faced questions about dissatisfaction with the war with Iran in an interview with Fox News and was under intense pressure.
The host of the program directly asked Vance: "How does this conflict end? What will the situation be like when we are done with Iran?"
Vance responded by trying to downplay the criticism, saying, “What I can say with certainty is that I think this situation will end with the United States in a stronger position, with Iran not getting a nuclear weapon, and with the Strait of Hormuz returning to a situation where oil and gas prices are stable for the American people.”
“The number one goal is to keep the price of oil and gas low for Americans across our country,” he continued.
“The number two goal, of course, is to make sure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon,” the vice president added.
Vance’s comments are expected to draw a sharp response from political circles in the United States.
A few months earlier, Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio had been met with a wave of ridicule and criticism when he said that the primary goal of the war right now was to restore the Strait of Hormuz to its former state.
Vance made this claim while US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said in response to criticism over the more than 40 percent increase in average fuel prices in his country following the escalation of hostilities in the region that this is the cost that Americans must bear to prevent Iran from acquiring a "nuclear weapon."
On the other hand, Tulsi Gabbard, the former director of national intelligence in the Donald Trump administration who oversaw 17 US intelligence agencies in the midst of the war with Iran, said in a Senate hearing, contrary to Trump's claims, that Iran had not made a decision to acquire nuclear weapons.
Reports indicate that Tulsi Gabbard's statements angered Trump. He later responded to reporters' questions about Gabbard's statements, saying: "I don't care what she says. I think Iran is very close to building one of them (nuclear weapons)."
Gabbard ultimately resigned from the position on June 16, 2026, or was removed from it, according to many American media reports.
