Vice President JD Vance told HBO's Bill Maher that the United States would win regardless of whether a final deal with Iran is reached. He said that Iran's nuclear program has been destroyed and the country has been weakened, so America's position is strong either way. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that if diplomatic options are exhausted the United States may be forced to complete the military operation it began, adding that Iran would no longer exist in that scenario. The United States and Iran have maintained a tense ceasefire that has been tested by additional military strikes in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. US Central Command confirmed that on Saturday it struck Iranian surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping. Vance said the increased flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz indicated real activity, though he did not provide further details. A federal appeals court rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's request to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets strict standards for deadly soot pollution, marking a setback for the Trump administration's deregulation agenda. Trump announced on Saturday that he will nominate Lance Schroyer as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing Schroyer's 29 years of law enforcement experience in Oklahoma and his background as an Oklahoma State Trooper and United States Marine. The diplomatic and military dimensions of the US‑Iran relationship remain unresolved.