Add The New York Post on Google Vice President JD Vance argued during an interview with Bill Maher Friday that “America wins” even if Iran refuses to sign a deal that would end the war.
“If we don’t make the final deal, their nuclear program is still destroyed, they’re still much weaker as a country,” Vance said during his appearance on “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
“So my attitude is America wins either way,” he added.
Vice President JD Vance talks with Bill Maher during an appearance on “Real Time” on June 26, 2026. Real Time with Bill Maher/YouTube Bill Maher hosts Vice President JD Vance during a sit-down on his HBO show on June 26, 2026. Real Time with Bill Maher/YouTube Vance noted that President Trump tasked US negotiators with “something that frankly, nobody in 47 years of dealing with the Iranians has done, which is offer them an opportunity to fundamentally transform how they behave with the West.”
“If they’re willing to change, we’re willing to change, too,” the vice president said, adding, “If they’re not willing to change, we still fundamentally have all the cards.
“I think it’s a good place for us to be.”
