JD Vance: "keep oil and gasoline cheap for Americans all over our country"

Pakistan’s top military officer, Field Marshal Asim Munir, traveled to Tehran on August 24 carrying a new proposal meant to restart deadlocked U.S.-Iran talks, according to Foreign Policy in Focus. The visit reportedly had U.S. backing and followed a recent call with President Trump. It centers on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, whose closure has disrupted global fuel markets and regional trade. Pakistan previously hosted U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad and Switzerland; Vice President JD Vance led those sessions alongside Iran’s parliament speaker. Vance said August 13 that limiting American household energy costs was the administration’s principal objective, with the Iranian nuclear issue secondary. Munir’s initiative is said to offer Iran economic incentives, including relief from sanctions, though details have not been made public.