Reported claim

“JD Vance stated that the US has never got so close to Iranian senior leadership and the US is seeing IRGC officials acknowledge that the 47-year approach to US-Iran relations was a mistake.”

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Strengthened after The Guardian World reported it.

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Jun 20 Jun 20

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The Guardian World supports high reliability

The coolest thing about the progress we've made over the last few weeks is that you're seeing people within the Iranian system – senior leadership, even IRGC officials – say: 'You know what? We recognise the way that we've done business with the US for 47 years is a mistake.'

Jun 20, 2026

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