Middle East Conflict: White House denies reports of US considering nuclear strikes on Iran following Vance's remarks

The White House on Tuesday (local time) denied that remarks by US Vice President JD Vance regarding military operations in Iran contained any suggestions of a nuclear strike against the Islamic Republic.

The development comes after a video of Vance, who is in Hungary, was posted on an account associated with the former Vice President Kamala Harris that said Vance implied Trump "might use nuclear weapons," AFP reported.

Issuing a clarification, the White House, in a post on X, said, "Literally nothing VP said here 'implies' this, you absolute buffoons."

In the video posted online, Vance said that "Iran will no longer be allowed to harm the global economy with their terroristic intentions," and added that he hopes that Iran will make a right response by 8 pm ET, which is US President Donald Trump's deadline for the Islamic Republic to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Vance further said that the US wants a world "where oil and gas are flowing freely."

This is a developing story. More details awaited.