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Add as preferred source on GoogleUS Vice President Vance announced that Iran's nuclear weapon capability has been dismantled by US strikes, making them unable to build a nuclear weapon.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday Iran was no longer able to build a nuclear weapon after U.S. strikes destroyed its infrastructure.
"Iran was very close to having a nuclear weapon," Vance said in an interview on Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier."
"Now Iran is incapable of building a nuclear weapon with the equipment they have because we destroyed it," Vance said.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Chris Reese)
Vice President JD Vance stated that Iran is now incapable of building a nuclear weapon after U.S. strikes destroyed its infrastructure.
Vance mentioned that Iran was very close to having a nuclear weapon before the U.S. intervention.
Vance made these comments during an interview on Fox News' 'Special Report with Bret Baier.'
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