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Daniel Kurtzleben

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Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

and Iran together charging fees for ships to pass through, though he didn't explain any further how that would work.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

And that said, though, yesterday on social media, Trump posted that Iran better not be, his words, charging tankers right now to pass through.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

But besides the Strait, there's enriched uranium.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt has said it's a red line that Iran turned that over.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

But that's after President Trump has waffled on that issue.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

Last week, he said in an interview that he doesn't even care about the uranium.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

And again here, Trump has floated the idea of cooperating.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

On social media this week, he suggested the U.S.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

and Iran dig up uranium together.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

Well, we don't have a track record to look at.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

Prior to being the VP, Vance was a senator from Ohio and only for two years.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

So he doesn't have a lot of international experience.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

But he's been less than diplomatic in the lead up to these negotiations.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

We can say that because when asked about accusations from the speaker of Iran's parliament that the U.S.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

had violated points of the ceasefire this week, Vance had this to say about that speaker.

Up First from NPR
Vance Iran Negotiations, Israel-Lebanon Talks, Artemis II Return To Earth

Now, that doesn't mean Vice President Vance will be disagreeable or anything at the negotiating table, but it does show that, like his boss, he can be harsh.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-09-2026 4PM EDT

President Trump told NBC that, quote, After a ceasefire was announced on Tuesday between the U.S.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-09-2026 4PM EDT

and Iran, Israel continued attacking Lebanon, where the Iran-backed group Hezbollah is based.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-09-2026 4PM EDT

There has been disagreement among the countries involved in the ceasefire as to whether attacks on Lebanon are a part of that agreement.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-09-2026 4PM EDT

Trump posted on social media late Wednesday night that U.S.