Vance says US has ‘tools in our toolkit that we so far haven’t decided to use’ on Iran

By AFP 7 April 2026, 4:15 pm

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US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press conference at the former Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, April 7, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

US Vice President JD Vance warns the US has “tools in our toolkit that we so far haven’t decided to use” against Iran, adding he was “hopeful” negotiations would avoid them being deployed.

“The United States has largely accomplished its military objectives,” Vance tells reporters during a visit to Hungary, adding that “there’s going to be a lot of negotiation between now and then” when the US deadline expires, at 0000 GMT Wednesday.

“They’ve got to know we’ve got tools in our toolkit that we so far haven’t decided to use. The president of the United States can decide to use them, and he will decide to use them if the Iranians don’t change their course of conduct,” he adds.