US Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is still working on a diplomatic deal with Iran but remains ‘locked and loaded’ to resume military action if nuclear talks fail.Addressing reporters during a White House briefing, Vance said the Trump administration is continuing negotiations in good faith and has made it clear that Iran will never be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons.“It takes two to tango,” Vance said.“We’re not going to make any deal that allows the Iranians to have nuclear weapons,” he said, according to a Fox News report. Citing Trump, the US Vice President further warned that Washington was prepared to resume military action if diplomacy collapsed.“So as the president just told me, we are closed and in business,” Vance said.“We don’t want to go down that path. But if we have to, the President is willing and able to go down that path,” he said.Vance said the administration currently sees two possible outcomes — a negotiated settlement or renewed military action.“We think the Iranians want to make a deal,” he said.He said, “The President of the United States has asked us to negotiate in good faith. And we have done exactly that.”However, he stressed that diplomacy would not compromise Washington’s core demands regarding Iran’s nuclear program.“There is an option B, and option B is that we can resume military operations to prosecute this case, to continue trying to achieve America’s objectives,” Vance said.He added, “But it’s not what the president wants. And I don’t think the Iranians want it either.”The comments came a day after Trump said he had halted plans for a major military attack on Iran as talks between the two sides showed signs of progress.“We were getting ready to launch a very big attack and I put it off for a while – hopefully maybe forever,” Trump said at the White House on Monday.“There’s a very good chance they can make something work,” he said.Trump also said he would prioritize diplomatic success over military escalation.The US President said, “I would be very happy if we could do that without bombing them.”During Tuesday’s briefing, Vance also rejected suggestions that any future conflict with Iran would turn into a long-term military involvement.“This is not a war that will go on forever,” he said.“We will take care of business and come home,” he said.The Vice President further said that the United States and Iran have made ‘a lot of progress’ in talks and reiterated that Washington’s main objective is to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.“We want to keep the number of countries that have nuclear weapons down, and that’s why Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon,” Vance said.