US Vice President JD Vance.
Iran signals maximum oil flow through Hormuz: Vance
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- Vance says US will verify, not trust.
- US works on safe maritime traffic plan.
- Washington expects Gulf exports to recover.
US Vice President JD Vance revealed in an interview with Fox News that Iran has told US it will allow maximum oil flow through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but stressed that Washington will refrain from trusting Tehran's assurances until they are proven on the water.
Vance characterized the regime in Tehran as feeling the strain of ongoing conflict and diplomatic pressure.
"They're HURTING, they want this to be OVER," Vance told Fox News.
Framework for safe navigation
To facilitate safe maritime passage through the critical energy corridor, Vance stated that the US is actively working on organizing operational guidelines for commercial shipping, which requires explicit security commitments from Tehran.
"We're working through how to set up a traffic scheme so the ships can pass through SAFELY," Vance said. "That INCLUDES Iran committing they won't fire at commercial vessels."
The US Vice President reiterated that the primary goal remains restoring global energy flows from the Persian Gulf to levels seen prior to the breakout of hostilities.
"We're in the middle of the game. This thing is not over...our expectation is the same oil and gas come out of the Gulf you saw before the conflict started," Vance stated. "The Iranians told us that...but we don't TRUST, we VERIFY."
