Vance on US-Iran talks: 'Ball is in the Iranian court'

Published: 2026-04-14 02:35:50 ET FOXA

Published on 04/14/2026 at 02:35 am EDT - Modified on 04/14/2026 at 02:41 am EDT

STORY: :: FOX NEWS SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER

:: April 13, 2026

:: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance says talks with Iran are making progress and 'the ball is in the Iranian court'

"We did make some progress in the negotiation. The big question from here on out is whether the Iranians will have enough flexibility, whether the Iranians will accept the critical things that we need to see in order for things to get done."

"I really think the ball is in the Iranian court because we put a lot on the table. We actually made very clear what our red lines were.//The President of the United States has said he would be very happy if Iran was treated like a normal country, if it had a normal economy, if its people were able to prosper and thrive. But in order for Iran to be a normal country economically, it's going to have to be a normal country from the perspective of not pursuing a nuclear weapon. And it's going to have to be a normal country from not pursuing terrorism."

"We need to see the Strait of Hormuz fully open. And this is, frankly, one of the things where the Iranians tried to move the goalposts during the negotiation. We made very clear that that's unacceptable. We came to negotiations saying the United States, what we've given here is a ceasefire. We stopped bombing the country."

The U.S. military began a blockade of Iran's ports on Monday, President Donald Trump said, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against its Gulf neighbors' ports after weekend talks in Islamabad on ending the war broke down.

A U.S. official said there was continued engagement with Iran, and forward motion on trying to get to an agreement. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also said efforts were still under way to resolve the conflict.