### U.S. Calls on Iran to Accept ‘No Nuclear Weapons’ Principle Ahead of Negotiations
**Pressure Mounts from U.S. as Follow-up Talks Approach**
President of Iran Optimistic about Negotiations
Iran Maintains Stance on Not Abandoning Nuclear Program
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, ahead of the follow-up negotiations scheduled for the 26th, has urged Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, to accept the U.S.’s principle of “no nuclear weapons.” This comes as a reiteration of pressure just a day before the negotiations with Iran.
In an interview with Fox News on the 25th (local time), Vice President Vance stated, “Iran cannot possess nuclear weapons. It’s very simple,” adding, “I believe that Iran’s Supreme Leader and all members of his regime should understand this.”
He further clarified, “We have made this clear and hope to reach a good resolution without using military force. However, if we need to use military force, the president also has that authority.”
He warned that if Iran tries to develop nuclear weapons, it would become the “ultimate military target,” highlighting the need to prevent the world’s largest state sponsor of terror from reaching a point where it could threaten the world with nuclear terror. He added, “I think most Americans understand that we cannot allow the world’s most insane and worst regime to have nuclear weapons.”
Vice President Vance expressed a preference for resolving the issue diplomatically and stated, “I hope Iran takes my warning seriously in tomorrow’s negotiations.”
The United States and Iran are set to meet for follow-up talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 26th. The Trump administration is continuing dialogue while demanding that Iran stop its nuclear weapons development.
According to the state-run IRNA news agency, Iranian President Masoud Pezeskian stated, “We have optimistic prospects for the negotiations.”
President Pezeskian mentioned, “We continue this process under the guidance of the Supreme Leader, and we are working to move beyond the situation of neither war nor peace.”
There are reports suggesting that Iran considers yielding to the U.S. demand to abandon uranium enrichment more dangerous to the regime’s survival than war. If the negotiations fail, there is speculation that U.S. President Donald Trump may decide on military action against Iran.