Iran is now 'incapable' of building a nuclear weapon: US vice president
'Tomorrow really is a new day � the end of the 12 Day War, the end of the Iranian nuclear program,' JD Vance tells Fox News
WASHINGTON
US Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Iran was no longer able to build a nuclear weapon after recent US strikes destroyed its infrastructure.
"We are now in a place where we weren't a week ago. A week ago, Iran was very close to having a nuclear weapon,” Vance said in an interview on Fox News.
"Now, Iran is incapable of building a nuclear weapon with the equipment they have, because we destroyed it,” he added.
His remarks came after President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a "complete and total" ceasefire.
Vance said Trump "really hit the reset button and said, 'Look, let's actually produce long-term peace for the region'."
"Tomorrow really is a new day — the end of the 12 Day War, the end of the Iranian nuclear program, and I really do believe the beginning of something very big for peace in the Middle East," he added.
Iran launched a barrage of missiles at the US military’s Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions following the US targeting of three Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday.
The US attacks were the latest escalation in a US-backed Israeli military assault on Iran since June 13, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory attacks on Israel.
