New York [US], July 2: US Vice President JD Vance said that if Iran pursues various measures that could destabilise the region, then President Donald Trump has several ways in which he could respond to the Islamic Republic.
"If Iran attempts to rebuild its nuclear programme, threatens its neighbours and supports terrorism, President Trump has options to deal with it," Vance said in a statement.
Iran has consistently denied allegations that it is pursuing a nuclear weapons programme.
Vance added that the US "dropped bombs on Iran because it fired on ships, and we used leverage to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz".
The vice president also confirmed that a US delegation is holding indirect talks with Iran in Doha "to discuss the details and flow of maritime traffic".
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi was quoted by the semi-official Mehr news agency as saying that no meeting took place between the Iranian and American delegations in Doha.
He said that the Iranian delegation's meetings in Doha were held only in a trilateral format with the Qatari and Pakistani delegations.
He added that the meetings of the Iranian delegation with the Qatari and Pakistani delegations were to follow up on the implementation of the provisions of the memorandum of understanding with the US, especially regarding Lebanon and the release of Iran's frozen assets.
Meanwhile, Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews that talks with Iran are going "very well", and he hailed what he describes as "very good meetings".
The US president said Iran had "come a long way" as he spoke about the ongoing talks with Tehran.
Source: Qatar Tribune
