According to NPR, President Trump threatened to "hit Iran very hard again" while Vice President Vance was holding talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday. The competing messages — tough rhetoric from Washington alongside diplomatic engagement abroad — illustrate the delicate balancing act in US-Iran relations. Vance's discussions touch on regional security, the Strait of Hormuz, and nuclear concerns, but Trump's simultaneous threats complicate any path toward negotiation.

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