US VP JD Vance says Iran negotiations will be messy, lengthy as US pursues favourable outcome

US Vice President JD Vance said negotiations with Iran are expected to be lengthy and complex describing the countrys leadership as divided and difficult to engage with He added that the United States would continue using military economic and diplomatic tools in pursuit of what he called a favourable outcome for WashingtonSpeaking in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday local time Vance said divisions within Irans leadership have made the negotiations more challenging with different factions holding contrasting views on the countrys future courseVance describes Irans leadership as dividedVance said the internal political structure in Iran has complicated diplomatic efforts claiming that some groups want tensions to ease while others favour continued confrontationThe Iranians are extraordinarily difficult people Number two they have a fractured system So there are people within their system who want the war to be over there are also people within their system who are crazy radicals who want the war to continue Vance told Fox NewsOur job is to navigate through that and get the best outcome for the American people but for the President of the United States as well he addedHis remarks came amid renewed diplomatic engagement between Washington and Tehran following a pause in hostilities after the collapse of a previously agreed memorandum intended to reduce tensionsTalks expected to take timeThe US Vice President said negotiations were unlikely to produce immediate results and cautioned against making early judgments about the outcomeAnd I do think that where we will ultimately landits going to be messy and its going to take some time to get therewhere we will ultimately land you see oil I think was at 79 today Those oil prices are going to come down and stay down Iran will never have a nuclear weapon and the United States will be in a stronger position he saidVance expressed confidence that the US would eventually achieve its strategic objectives despite the complexity of the negotiationsUS to use military economic and diplomatic measuresVance said the Trump administration would continue employing a combination of military economic and diplomatic tools while negotiations remain underwayBut were kind of in the middle of the game and I think people are trying to prejudge exactly how this is going to go Vance saidI can tell you with confidence its going to go in a place that is good for the United States of America But were going to use all the tools that we havemilitary economic and diplomaticto make sure we bring this thing to the right resolution the US Vice President addedHe reiterated that Washingtons objective remains preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon while safeguarding US strategic interestsTrump says progress made in negotiationsEarlier this week US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran had made significant progress and claimed that Iranian officials had initiated contact with Washington seeking talksWere moving along very nicely Well find out Well know in 48 hours I would say Trump told reporters before departing Los Angeles for Las VegasHe also claimed that Tehran had expressed interest in reaching an agreementA lot of progress has been made They called me and they said Please lets talk They want to talk The funny thing is they never mention that I think theyd be very smart to make a deal Well see what happens Trump saidWith inputs from ANI