Jerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsMeanwhile, Vice President JD Vance told Fox News that the US will reach a deal in its own interests with Iran, even if Israel disagrees or opposes it.Follow us on GoogleUS President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, June 8, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJUNE 9, 2026 08:26Updated: JUNE 9, 2026 08:30US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States will declare "total victory" over Iran within two weeks."You're really gonna win this over the next two weeks when we declare total victory," said Trump during a tele-rally for Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. "It'll be a total victory, it will happen very soon, and oil prices will come tumbling down."Regarding American demands in the talks, Trump added that Iran's negotiators are willing to give the US "everything."US will secure Iran deal even if Israel in opposition, Vance tells Fox NewsConcurrently, Vice President JD Vance, in an interview with Fox News, echoed President Trump's sentiments that the US intends to secure a long-term deal with Iran, and that, while those interests may overlap with Israel's, any deal with Iran is intended to promote America's interests above all. The US will secure a deal even in opposition to Israel. AsVance said, "Israel may like it and it may not, but ultimately we believe it serves the interests of the United States."We will continue to advance this move, because that is what the president of the United States was elected to do and that is what we must do to properly serve the American people."REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump makes a campaign speech in Savannah, Georgia, earlier this week. Trump expects to lose the election and is setting up the Jews to take the fall, the writer maintains. (credit: MEGAN VARNER/REUTERS)Trump says hostilities between Israel and Iran have stopped for nowAdditionally, Trump believes the current exchange of fire has ceased for now, telling Sky News in an interview, "I don't think Israel will go back to fighting Iran...I don't think it's going to happen. Everything is going well."The statements were made after Iran and Israel had exchanged fire yesterday, following Israeli attacks on Hezbollah targets in Beirut, putting negotiations between the US and Iran in jeopardy.Follow us on Google