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Vance, Skeptical of Foreign Wars, Becomes the Face of Trump’s Tentative Deal to End War With Iran

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The Republican vice president has embraced the role of chief defender of the agreement he and President Donald Trump signed with Tehran.

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  1. JD Vance Is Being Set Up as the Iran Deal Fall Guy

    Headline from The Bulwark ·

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    Vance, Skeptical of Foreign Wars, Becomes the Face of Trump’s Tentative Deal to End War With Iran

    Headline from Military.com ·

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  1. The Bulwark

    JD Vance Is Being Set Up as the Iran Deal Fall Guy (opens The Bulwark)

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    The Bulwark's feed description

    They expect one of us in the wreckage, brother.

  2. Fox News

    JD Vance reveals details of US-Iran deal, addresses whether taxpayer money will go to Tehran (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Vice President JD Vance declares a "new day" for the Middle East as the U.S.-Iran deal addresses the nuclear program, sanctions relief, and a reconstruction fund.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Vance defends Trump’s Iran strategy of diplomacy and economic leverage (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump’s approach to Iran, saying, “people confuse the ends with the means.”

  4. The New Republic

    JD Vance Is the Fall Guy for Trump’s Terrible Iran Deal (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The vice president has been tasked with selling a lost war, potentially deepening a rift with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has stayed eerily quiet.

  5. Military.com

    Vance, Skeptical of Foreign Wars, Becomes the Face of Trump’s Tentative Deal to End War With Iran (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The Republican vice president has embraced the role of chief defender of the agreement he and President Donald Trump signed with Tehran.

  6. Seattle Times

    Vance, skeptical of foreign wars, becomes the face of Trump’s Iran war deal (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Vice President JD Vance has embraced the role of being the chief defender of the agreement he and President Donald Trump signed with Iran over the weekend.

  7. WHDH Boston

    Vance, skeptical of foreign wars, becomes the face of Trump’s tentative deal to end war with Iran - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — JD Vance was supposed to be spending the week promoting his new book, the kind of event a potential presidential candidate like the

  8. PoliticusUSA

    JD Vance Tried To Defend Trump's Surrender To Iran And It Was A Disaster (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    PoliticusUSA's feed description

    Trump used his human shield, Vice President JD Vance, to defend his Iran deal to reporters, and it showed that Vance will never be president.

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