Vance announced progress in negotiations with Iran

Washington has made some progress in the negotiation process with Iran and expects, as a result, to return to pre-war volumes of energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.

This was stated by U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Fox News.

"They want this (the conflict - ed.) to end. The question is whether their system is capable of delivering what is needed for us to be satisfied and feel that we got everything we needed from this engagement. That remains to be seen, but I believe we have made some progress over the last few days," Vance noted.

According to him, Washington is negotiating with Iran, in particular trying to maximize the volumes of oil and gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.

"We expect that you will see the same volume of oil and gas coming from the Persian Gulf region as before the conflict began. Iran has told us that it intends to do this. The entire coalition of countries in the Persian Gulf wants the same," the U.S. Vice President said, answering a question about what the status quo for the Strait of Hormuz could look like in the event an agreement is reached.

Vance also stated that Washington is trying to understand whether Tehran is ready for the long-term changes that would be necessary to improve relations with the United States.

"We are negotiating with Iran, we are trying to maximize the volumes of oil and gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. That is our focus right now," he emphasized.

The U.S. Vice President reported that over the past week, Iran and the Persian Gulf countries, particularly Oman, have been discussing how to guarantee safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Vance, this requires developing a traffic scheme that would allow vessels to safely pass through the waterway due to mines allegedly placed in the strait.

Responding to a question about Iran potentially imposing a fee for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, Vance noted that "some within the Iranian system are talking about a fee."

"The Iranians have told us that they do not plan to impose a fee for the Strait of Hormuz. We will be watching the actual actions," he stated.