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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Dobkin

Vance compares wife’s ‘right to skydive’ to Iran’s nuclear enrichment

  • Vice President JD Vance stated the U.S. demands Iran not enrich uranium for nuclear weapons and give up nuclear fuel during negotiations.
  • Vance used an analogy about his wife's right to skydive to dismiss Iran's claim of a “right to enrichment,” emphasizing U.S. focus on actions, not claims.
  • “I thought to myself, you know what? My wife has the right to skydive, but she doesn’t jump out of an airplane because she and I have an agreement that she’s not going to do that because I don’t want my wife jumping out of an airplane,” Vance said in reaction to Ghalibaf’s comment.
  • Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's 10-point proposal includes “Iran's right to enrichment,” though a White House official clarified it doesn't match President Trump's referenced framework.
  • Vice President Vance is set to lead the U.S. negotiating team in peace talks starting Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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