Vance lays out U.S. red line for Iran: Stop attacking ships or face more strikes | 8 July 2026 | Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday the Trump administration’s agreement with Iran was straightforward: The U.S. would ease its blockade if Tehran stopped attacking commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. “They were good. They were well behaved for about a week, but then they started shooting at ships,” Vance told reporters in Milwaukee. “The deal is very simple. If they shoot at ships, we’re going to knock the hell out of them…They can either follow it or they can have exactly what happened to them last night. It’s just going to keep on happening until they open up that lane and stop shooting at ships.”