Vance Downplays Iran Conflict, Declines to Label It a Formal War

Vance says Iran conflict is not a war, declines to offer timeline for end - Reuters

Vance says Iran conflict is not a war, declines to offer timeline for end  Reuters

JD Vance Says He Wouldn’t Call Iran Conflict a War

In the first White House press briefing since Karoline Leavitt left as press secretary, the vice president suggested that when the conflict would end was up to Tehran.

By Maggie Haberman

Vance Plays Down Iran Conflict, Says ‘Wouldn’t Call It a War’

Vice President JD Vance downplayed the scope of the conflict in Iran, which is now in its seventh month, saying he would not describe it as “a war” just days after military strikes intensified in the region.

By Catherine Lucey

Vance says he doesn’t know when Iran conflict will end — it’s up to Iran

The vice president also defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from recent criticism.

By Isaac Arnsdorf

JD Vance reacts to airstrike that killed four at Iran wedding: ‘Things happen’

US vice-president says he’s ‘extremely skeptical’ of Iran reports when asked whether US was responsible for deaths The US vice-president, JD Vance, said “sometimes things happen” when asked on Thursday whether an American strike was responsible for killing four people, including a child, at a wedding celebration in southern Iran this week. The strike hit Kuhestak, a town in Sirik county on the strait of Hormuz. The toll was reported not by the Iranian government but by the Iranian Red Crescen...

By Joseph Gedeon in Washington

US Vice President JD Vance declines to offer timeline for end of Iran war

The Trump official expressed scepticism at White House briefing about the conflict being a war despite recent flare-up.

Vance says Iran conflict isn’t a ‘war,’ even as he refuses to say when it will end - CNN

Vance says Iran conflict isn’t a ‘war,’ even as he refuses to say when it will end  CNN

Vance refuses to put a clock on Iran conflict as key question keeps US forces engaged

JD Vance refuses to set an artificial timeline on Iran, citing Strait of Hormuz attacks and a full pivot from diplomacy to military pressure.

JD Vance Say U.S. Cuts Contact With Iran Over Hormuz, China Willing to Back Embargo - Haaretz

JD Vance Say U.S. Cuts Contact With Iran Over Hormuz, China Willing to Back Embargo  Haaretz

Vance: US probing airstrike that Iran says hit a wedding party - The Straits Times

Vance: US probing airstrike that Iran says hit a wedding party  The Straits Times

JD Vance says China ‘willing to play ball’ with US on Iran, calls Beijing ‘more responsible’ - Moneycontrol.com

JD Vance says China ‘willing to play ball’ with US on Iran, calls Beijing ‘more responsible’  Moneycontrol.com

US Probing Airstrike That Iran Claims Hit Wedding Party: JD Vance

Iranian officials say four people died and nearly 70 were wounded by a strike that hit a home during a wedding.

Vance says US probing reported deadly strike on Iran wedding

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that Washington was investigating reports that a U.S. strike hit a wedding celebration in Iran, killing and wounding civilians, while say...

Why Resurrecting Prize Law to Seize Iranian Vessels Signals the End of U.S. Naval Supremacy

Reviving 1800s Prize Law to seize Iranian vessels in 2026 marks a shift from global maritime police to a declining sea power

By Curro Jimenez

Iran war is not a war, says US VP Vance

Vance insisted that the United States would not reopen talks with Iran until it ended attacks on commercial shipping. The post Iran war is not a war, says US VP Vance appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah