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Vance says he won't set artificial timelines on Iran conflict, adds he wouldn't call it a war
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Vice President JD Vance says he wouldn't call the conflict with Iran a war and provides more details on the latest tensions with Tehran. CBS News' Aaron MacLean has more.
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Vice President JD Vance declined to call the conflict with Iran, which has lasted more than six months, a war during his second solo appearance in the White House press briefing room. “I wouldn’t call it a war,” Vance told reporters on Thursday. “Right now, there is no active shooting.
Vice President JD Vance downplayed the scope of the conflict in Iran, saying he would not describe it as “a war” given that major combat operations ended several weeks ago — even though military strikes recently intensified in the region.
Vice President Vance said Thursday that he wouldn’t call the military operation between the U.S. and Iran “a war,” despite the eruption of hostilities this week. "I wouldn't call it a war. Right now, there is no active shooting.
US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he would not categorize the Iran war as a war, despite continuing clashes with Tehran six months after the start of the conflict. Vance's comments came amid growing signs that President Donald Trump is trying to draw a line under the conflict that has bogged …
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) had harsh words for Vice President JD Vance‘s assessment that the United States is not at war with Iran. The vice president fielded a number of questions about Iran during a Thursday press briefing at the White House.
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance could provide neither a timeline for the Iran war to end nor a date when gas prices might sink below pre-war levels during a White House appearance Thursday, suggesting instead it was up to Iran to conclude the conflict that began with joint US-Is…
Vice President JD Vance maintains that the Iran conflict is not a war, noting there is no active shooting and that major combat lasted only six weeks, even as Iran and the US continue limited strikes and exchanges near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's latest attacks did not impact military facilities used by the U.S., military officials say, after Iran claimed it targeted U.S. forces in Kuwait. When Vice President JD Vance was asked about the conflict's timeline during a press briefing on Thursday, he stopped short of calling it a war.
Vice President Vance said the ongoing conflict with Iran is not a war, noting major combat operations ended months ago. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.
Vice President JD Vance took the podium in the press room on Thursday, holding a rare briefing following last week's departure of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Vance downplayed the war with Iran, saying he wouldn't even call it a war. Weijia Jiang reports.
Washington (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Thursday rejected the use of the word “war” to describe the U.S. fighting with Iran as he steered clear of predicting that the six-month-old conflict would be over by November’s midterm elections, in which Republicans are trying to hang on to their narrow…
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Vice President JD Vance downplayed the scope of the conflict in Iran, saying he would not describe it as “a war” given that major combat operations ended several weeks ago — even though military strikes recently intensified in the region. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar has the latest.
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday that he would not call the military conflict with Iran a “war” at the moment, but conceded that he could not predict when it would end.
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday that he would not call the military conflict with Iran a “war” at the moment, but conceded that he could not predict when it would end.
Vice President JD Vance addressed reporters at the White House on Thursday, remarking on the war in Iran, which has entered its seventh month. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.
