WHO TO BELIEVE? After nine hours of negotiation in Lucerne, Switzerland, Vice President JD Vance emerged triumphant, declaring that Iran has agreed to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency back into the country, which he called the “foundation for what could be a truly transformed Middle East.”

“That is a major milestone for the American people and the first step in permanently denuclearizing, or permanently ending a nuclear weapons program in Iran, and that’s exactly what we wanted to do,” Vance told reporters. “We laid a very good foundation for a successful final deal. The final deal is the house. We set the foundation. We haven’t built the house, but we’ve laid a successful foundation to get to a good place for the American people.”