{"id":5088,"date":"2026-03-03T03:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/world\/iran-nuclear-talks-didnt-pass-the-smell-test-before-trump-launched-strikes-says-vance\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T03:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:05:13","slug":"iran-nuclear-talks-didnt-pass-the-smell-test-before-trump-launched-strikes-says-vance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/world\/iran-nuclear-talks-didnt-pass-the-smell-test-before-trump-launched-strikes-says-vance\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran nuclear talks &#8216;didn&#8217;t pass the smell test&#8217; before Trump launched strikes, says Vance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JD Vance<\/a> confirmed Monday that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program collapsed after U.S. officials concluded Tehran\u2019s claims &#8220;did not pass the smell test,&#8221; prompting President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> to authorize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/defense\/wars\/war-with-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operation Epic Fury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Speaking on &#8220;Jesse Watters Primetime,&#8221; Vance said U.S. envoys \u2014 including Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/marco-rubio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marco Rubio<\/a> and Jared Kushner \u2014 had conducted rounds of &#8220;deliberate&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-envoy-witkoff-jared-kushner-geneva-closely-watched-iran-negotiations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talks in Geneva with<\/a> the Iranian delegation.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions were aimed at curbing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/foreign-policy\/nuclear-proliferation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran\u2019s nuclear program<\/a> in exchange for sanctions relief and averting a broader conflict, he said, but ultimately broke down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But the Iranians would come back to us and they&#8217;d say, \u2018Well, you know, having enrichment for civilian purposes, for energy purposes, is a matter of national pride,\u2019&#8221; Vance said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/343\/192\/kushner-witkoff-oman-nuclear-iran-talks-2026-feb.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/686\/384\/kushner-witkoff-oman-nuclear-iran-talks-2026-feb.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/672\/378\/kushner-witkoff-oman-nuclear-iran-talks-2026-feb.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1344\/756\/kushner-witkoff-oman-nuclear-iran-talks-2026-feb.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/931\/523\/kushner-witkoff-oman-nuclear-iran-talks-2026-feb.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1862\/1046\/kushner-witkoff-oman-nuclear-iran-talks-2026-feb.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/720\/405\/kushner-witkoff-oman-nuclear-iran-talks-2026-feb.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1440\/810\/kushner-witkoff-oman-nuclear-iran-talks-2026-feb.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, President Donald Trump&#8217;s Special Representative for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff and U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner meet ahead of the U.S.-Iran talks, in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Feb. 06, 2026.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Oman Foreign Ministry\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;And so we would say, \u2018OK, that&#8217;s interesting, but why are you building your enrichment facilities 70 feet underground? And why are you enriching to a level that&#8217;s way beyond civilian enrichment and is only useful if your goal is to build a nuclear bomb?\u2019&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nobody objects to the Iranians being able to build medical isotopes; the objection is these enrichment facilities that are only useful for building a nuclear weapon,&#8221; Vance clarified.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It just doesn&#8217;t pass the smell test for you to say that you want enrichment for medical isotopes, while at the same time trying to build a facility 70 to 80 feet underground,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/trump-declares-i-got-him-before-he-got-me-after-irans-supreme-leader-killed-strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRUMP DECLARES &#8216;I GOT HIM BEFORE HE GOT ME&#8217; AFTER IRAN&#8217;S SUPREME LEADER KILLED IN STRIKE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/israel-usa-iran-lebanon-missile-drone-strikes-fox-news-017.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/israel-usa-iran-lebanon-missile-drone-strikes-fox-news-017.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/israel-usa-iran-lebanon-missile-drone-strikes-fox-news-017.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/israel-usa-iran-lebanon-missile-drone-strikes-fox-news-017.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/931\/523\/israel-usa-iran-lebanon-missile-drone-strikes-fox-news-017.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1862\/1046\/israel-usa-iran-lebanon-missile-drone-strikes-fox-news-017.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720\/405\/israel-usa-iran-lebanon-missile-drone-strikes-fox-news-017.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1440\/810\/israel-usa-iran-lebanon-missile-drone-strikes-fox-news-017.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/israel-usa-iran-lebanon-missile-drone-strikes-fox-news-017.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A missile being launched from the deck of a U.S. Navy ship into the sky.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>This image from video provided by U.S. Central Command shows a missile being launched from a U.S. Navy ship in support of Operation Epic Fury on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.<\/span> <span>(U.S. Central Command via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vance spoke as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/operation-epic-fury-how-americas-air-power-crushing-irans-terror-regime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operation Epic Fury ended<\/a> its third day. Launched on Feb. 28, U.S. and Israeli forces carried out coordinated precision strikes deep inside Iran aimed at crippling Tehran\u2019s missile arsenal and nuclear infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>A key issue had been Iran enriching uranium to high levels, including material around 60% purity \u2014 a fraction of weapons-grade but far above limits set under the 2015 nuclear deal \u2014 keeping international alarm high over proliferation risks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We destroyed Iran&#8217;s ability to build a nuclear weapon during President Trump&#8217;s term,&#8221; Vance told Watters. &#8220;We set them back substantially. But I think the President was looking for the long haul,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\/heroism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump was looking for Iran<\/a> to make a significant long-term commitment that they would never build a nuclear weapon, that they would not pursue the ability to be on the brink of a nuclear weapon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/fires-rage-irans-bandar-abbas-naval-headquarters-strait-hormuz-traffic-stalled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FIRES RAGE AT IRAN&#8217;S BANDAR ABBAS NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, STRAIT OF HORMUZ TRAFFIC STALLED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/jd-vance-breitbart-fireside-chat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/jd-vance-breitbart-fireside-chat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/jd-vance-breitbart-fireside-chat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/jd-vance-breitbart-fireside-chat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/jd-vance-breitbart-fireside-chat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/jd-vance-breitbart-fireside-chat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/jd-vance-breitbart-fireside-chat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/jd-vance-breitbart-fireside-chat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1200\/675\/jd-vance-breitbart-fireside-chat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Vice President JD Vance gestures while speaking in front of American flags\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Vice President JD Vance speaks with Breitbart News Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/AP Photo)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He wanted to make sure that Iran could never have a nuclear weapon, and that would require fundamentally a change in mindset from the Iranian regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The President is not going to rest until he accomplishes that all-important objective of ensuring that Iran can&#8217;t have a nuclear weapon, not just for the next few years, not just because we obliterated for dough or some other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s just no way that Donald Trump is going to allow this country to get into a multiyear conflict with no clear end in sight and no clear objective,&#8221; Vance added while describing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/education\/administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the administration<\/a> would prefer to see &#8220;a friendly regime in Iran, a stable country, a country that&#8217;s willing to work with the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<section data-fetch-key=\"RelatedArticle:0\" class=\"related-article\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<h3 class=\"component-title\">Related Article<\/h3>\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<div class=\"m\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/why-trump-invoked-regime-change-attacking-iran-media-must-learn-from-past-mistakes\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_article-content_related-article_1_1_media\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/234\/132\/donald-trump-iran.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Why Trump invoked regime change in attacking Iran, and the media must learn from past mistakes\" width=\"117\" height=\"66\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. 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