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Vance warns Iran not to "play us" as he leaves for talks

US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, DC from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 2026.
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, DC from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 2026. Photo : REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

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Vice ​President JD Vance said ‌on Friday he was looking forward to having positive negotiations ​with Iran as he ​left for talks in Pakistan ⁠with a warning to ​Tehran not to "play us."

"We're ​looking forward to the negotiation. I think it's going to be ​positive," Vance told ​reporters before leaving Washington.

"As the president ‌of ⁠the United States said, if the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good ​faith, ​we're ⁠certainly willing to extend the open hand," ​Vance said. "If they're ​going ⁠to try to play us, then they're going to ⁠find ​the negotiating ​team is not that receptive."

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