[Vance: Iran must 'substantially' reduce nuclear capabilities, open to reaching an agreement] Golden Finance reported on October 7, citing Reuters, that U.S. Vice President Vance stated in an interview that Iran must 'substantially' reduce its nuclear enrichment capabilities to meet U.S. demands and end the seven-month-long conflict between the two nations. Vance emphasized that any agreement must require Iran to reduce its nuclear enrichment capabilities, rather than merely promising future reductions. Vance said: 'If you don’t need nuclear weapons, then why do you need enriched fuel at 60% purity? If you want to demonstrate your commitment to not developing nuclear weapons, then don’t produce high-purity enriched fuel. This is a very basic threshold issue. I believe that if they want to show their commitment to not developing nuclear weapons, they should take meaningful actions regarding their enrichment capabilities.' Vance pointed out that the U.S. remains open to reaching an agreement but will demand specific nuclear concessions from Iran. Vance stated: 'We will not replace action with empty talk.' (Jin10)