U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance reported 'good progress' in diplomatic talks with Iran, while emphasizing that the U.S. military remains prepared to act if negotiations fail. He indicated a commitment to reaching a deal but warned against allowing Iran certain capabilities.

US Vice-President J.D. Vance said on Tuesday that diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran had made “good progress”, but warned that the US military was “locked and loaded” to restart its campaign against Iran if negotiations collapsed. “A lot of good progress is being made, but we’re just going to keep on working at it, and eventually we’ll either hit a deal or we won’t,” Vance said during a White House press briefing. “We are not going to have a deal that allows the Iranians to have a...