“There’s some technical details to work out, not related to the text of the MOU itself, but the implementation,” Vance said when asked why the text could not be shared sooner. “We talked with the Iranians and consulted with a number of folks in the region — the Qataris and the Pakistanis were very helpful in mediating this particular deal — and that’s when the president decided that he wanted to come out with it.”
A portion of the interview with the vice president will be broadcast Monday on “NBC Nightly News,” with an extended version airing on NBC News NOW’s “Top Story with Tom Llamas.”
A start date for the nuclear inspections could also be hashed out Friday, Vance said.
“But our expectation is that … because there’s broad agreement on this, there isn’t a whole lot of disagreement on this particular issue, that should happen very quickly,” the vice president added. “Again, if the Iranians comply, benefits will flow to them, and that’s what we hope to see. We want them to behave like a normal country. I want them to have a successful country, but only if they do what’s necessary to commit long term to not building a nuclear weapon.”