Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Navigation menuDonald TrumpTrump, Netanyahu and the Iran questionHow Iran war fallout may shape US electionsA visual guide to redistrictingLive updates, US Vice President JD Vance says Washington aims to stabilise American energy prices, stop Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons and emerge from the Iranian conflict in a position of strength.liveThis video may contain light patterns or images that could trigger seizures or cause discomfort for people with visual sensitivities.Al Jazeera LiveBy Yashraj Sharma and Caolán MageePublished On 14 Aug 2026
US Vice President JD Vance has outlined Washington’s key objectives in the Iran conflict as keeping energy prices stable for Americans, preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons and securing a stronger US position.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that the US can sustain its blockade against Iran “indefinitely”.
