Bangladesh, April 14 -- The United States has indicated it may begin scaling back its military posture toward Iran, with Vice President J. D. Vance asserting that Washington has already achieved its primary objectives in the ongoing standoff with the Islamic Republic. Speaking in a televised interview on April 13, Vance emphasized that while the US is prepared to de-escalate, it would prefer to do so through a comprehensive diplomatic agreement rather than unilateral disengagement.

In remarks delivered to Fox News, Vance described recent negotiations as yielding “a lot of progress,” even though they failed to produce a formal agreement. The talks, which took place in Islamabad, ended without a breakthrough, with US negotiator...