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US Vice President JD Vance stated on Joe Rogan's podcast that the memorandum of understanding with Iran is on a positive trajectory despite escalating tensions. Vance claimed a division within Iran's leadership, with pragmatists favoring a deal and hardliners opposing it. He asserted that hardliners "freaked out" after the deal due to increased US oil access from the Strait of Hormuz, leading them to target ships to maintain leverage. Vance described the situation as a "delicate diplomatic dance" involving economic leverage and responses to violence, aiming for a better trajectory while maintaining that Iran's nuclear program is "still destroyed." He also noted increased oil flow from Hormuz compared to wartime and criticized conservative hawks advocating for bombing Iran.