US-Iran deal to cover Israel, Lebanon, Gulf countries — Vance

US-Iran deal to cover Israel, Lebanon, Gulf countries — Vance The US vice president called the agreement "a true regional peace deal"US Vice President JD Vance© Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, June 17. /TASS/. The agreements on resolving the conflict between the US and Iran will also cover Israel, Lebanon, and the Persian Gulf countries, US Vice President JD Vance stated. "It is a regional peace deal. It's going to include the Gulf, it's going to include Israel, it's going to include Lebanon. The idea is this is a true regional peace deal," he said in an interview with US journalist Megyn Kelly. Earlier, official representatives of the United States, Iran, and Pakistan, which acts as a go-between, confirmed that Washington and Tehran had reached an agreement, which is expected to be inked in Geneva on June 19. 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