JD Vance, the U.S. vice president, early on Friday, the 23rd of Mordad, in a conversation with Will Cain on Fox News, said that the outlook for developments in Iran is “inherently unpredictable,” because, according to him, “Iranians themselves are unpredictable and sometimes do not carry out the commitments they have made to us.

In response to a question from the host about the back-and-forth course of developments in Iran, from nearing an agreement to the possibility of a military action and the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, he said that Iranians sometimes make obligations that they do not end up honoring. He added that the United States has multiple tools at its disposal and, depending on the circumstances, focuses on matters related to energy, the military dimension, or Iran’s nuclear program.

The U.S. vice president said that the government of Donald Trump uses diplomatic, military, and economic tools “selectively and strategically” in order to reach the outcome sought by the U.S. president.

Vance cited two main objectives of the United States: continuing the transfer of oil and gas from the Persian Gulf countries to the global economy to maintain stability in energy prices and to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.