Vance: Top war aim is keeping down gas prices for Americans, No. 2 is preventing an Iranian nuke

US Vice President JD Vance declares that the Trump administration’s top goal in the war with Iran is to “keep oil and gasoline cheap for Americans.”

“And then, obviously, goal number two is ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon,” Vance tells Fox News. “I feel confident we’re accomplishing both of those goals, but it’s inherently an unpredictable thing, because the Iranians themselves are unpredictable, and they sometimes don’t honor the commitments they’ve made to us.”

Vance is also asked how does the endgame look.

“The thing I can say with confidence is I think this ends with the United States in a stronger position, with Iran not having a nuclear weapon, and with the Strait of Hormuz returned to a place where oil and gas prices are stable for the American people,” Vance says. “Sometimes we’re focused on the energy piece of it because we want Americans to be able to afford the price of oil and gas. Sometimes we’re obviously focused on the military nature of it. Sometimes we’re focused on the nuclear program.”

He adds: “I think what is really happening is that you’re seeing a president of the United States at the height of his authority with a lot of tools — diplomatic, military, and economic. What I think is really going on from the inside is that we’re using those tools very selectively, very strategically, to get the outcome that the president of the United States needs to get for the benefit of the American people.”