Overview
- Vance, speaking to reporters in Budapest on Wednesday, compared Iran’s claimed “right to enrichment” to an agreement with his wife not to skydive.
- He restated U.S. terms that Iran must not be able to build a nuclear weapon, must not enrich toward one, and must give up nuclear fuel, echoing Trump’s post that “There will be no enrichment of uranium.”
- The analogy drew sharp pushback online and on TV, with users on X calling it “stupid” and Jen Psaki and MS NOW hosts saying it confused rather than clarified policy.
- Reporting says Vance is set to lead the U.S. team in upcoming talks in Islamabad, which will test whether negotiators can close the gap on enrichment.
- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf insists Iran retains a right to enrich and accuses the U.S. of breaching ceasefire terms, while U.S. officials dispute Iran’s 10‑point proposal and its claims about what Washington accepted.