VP Vance: No Chance of Long U.S. War in Middle East

Vice President Vance assures that potential military action in Iran won’t lead to prolonged U.S. involvement.

VP Vance: ‘No chance’ U.S. will be in drawn-out war in Middle East

Vice President JD Vance said today that while President Donald Trump is still considering military strikes against Iran, such action would not lead to a long, drawn‑out U.S. war.

Speaking with The Washington Post, Vance said he does not know what Trump will decide, describing possibilities that include military strikes “to ensure Iran isn’t going to get a nuclear weapon,” or solving “the problem diplomatically.” If Trump proceeds with another round of strikes on Iran, Vance said confidently that it would not turn into the kind of conflict he has criticized.

“The idea that we’re going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight, there is no chance that will happen,” he said, pushing back against predictions by some foreign policy experts. He noted that last year’s operation in Iran and the January capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro were “very clearly defined.”

A Marine veteran who served in the Iraq War, Vance said he still sees himself as a “skeptic of foreign military interventions,” a view he believes continues to apply to Trump. “I think we all prefer the diplomatic option,” Vance added. “But it really depends on what the Iranians do and what they say.”