# Vance Says US Could Use Covert Subversive Operations to Pressure Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/44476

- TASS, 2026-09-03 22:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2182383

> US Vice President JD Vance said Washington could use covert subversive operations to pressure Iran, adding that economic, military, diplomatic and covert measures were all on the table. The US and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28, and Washington later resumed large-scale strikes, accusing Tehran of violating agreements over the Strait of Hormuz.

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