Vance appears to soften U.S. demands on Iranian nuclear enrichment
Vance says Iran must do "something meaningful on enrichment capacity" to end the war, as Rubio claims Tehran has "lost complete control" of the Strait of Hormuz.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to soften U.S. demands on Iranian nuclear enrichment on Wednesday, stating that Iran needed to make a meaningful reduction of its capacity, but not necessarily completely give up enrichment. Iranian nuclear enrichment has been a core objective for the White House, with President Trump and other officials emphasizing that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
In February, prior to the conflict, Trump had stated that Iran should not enrich at all. However, in April, he said Iran had agreed to remove its enriched uranium from the country. Vice President JD Vance suggested on Tuesday that Iran should not build highly enriched fuel and should take meaningful action on its enrichment capacity. This appeared to be a softer stance compared to previous demands.
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