HAMILTON: US Vice President JD Vance said Iran is not "stalling" nuclear deal negotiations and that a deal could be reached within days or potentially months, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
He said he does not think that the Iranians were stringing US President Donald Trump along in his view, adding that "their system takes a long time to reach a consensus".
His remarks came in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, set to air this week, excerpts of which were released ahead of broadcast.
Vance argued that the administration's goal was a lasting agreement that would prevent Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon.
"I feel that we are in a position to get a deal that is good for the United States economically and that really does deal with the Iranian nuclear programme, not just now, not just while Donald Trump is president, but for the long term.
"That's the goal of the policy. I think we're very close to achieving that goal. But we still have some wood to chop. We're going to keep doing it.
"I think that the deal could happen in the next week, but the deal could also happen months from now," Vance added.
He said the administration's confidence lay in its own negotiating capabilities rather than in Tehran.
"I don't trust anybody. What I do trust is my own ability to negotiate. I trust our administration's ability to negotiate, and I trust the enforcement provisions that we're going to get employed," he said. — Bernama-Anadolu
