Vance warns Iran not to "play us" as he leaves for talks


U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, D.C. from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

LOS ANGELES, ⁠April 10 (Reuters) - Vice President ⁠JD Vance said on ‌Friday he was looking forward to having positive negotiations with Iran ​as he left ⁠for talks ⁠in Pakistan with a warning to ⁠Tehran ‌not to "play us."

"We're looking forward to ⁠the negotiation. I think it's ​going ‌to be positive," Vance told ⁠reporters ​before leaving Washington.

"As the president of the United ⁠States said, if the ​Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we're certainly ⁠willing to extend the open hand," Vance said. "If they're going to try ​to play us, ⁠then they're going to find ​the negotiating ‌team is not ​that receptive."

(Reporting by Christian Martinez; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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