Vance Advocates Against US Involvement in Escalating Israel-Iran Conflict
US Vice President J.D. Vance has expressed opposition to American involvement in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. Sources close to the administration have revealed that during a tense phone call between President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and U.S. officials, Vance made it clear that Washington should not be directly involved in the conflict. This stance was disclosed by Reuters, which reported on Saturday following Trump’s recent order to strike key Iranian nuclear facilities.
The call took place on Thursday, during which Netanyahu and his associates sought to convince Trump to abandon his two-week deadline for Tehran to reach a deal on its nuclear program and to immediately support the Israeli attacks on Iran. According to the report, the Israelis argued that there was a narrow window of opportunity to deploy American bunker-busting bombs against Iran’s deeply-buried Fordow facility and emphasized the urgency of the situation.
Vance, an Iraq War veteran, pushed back against these demands, insisting that the U.S. should not be drawn into the conflict. His concerns were centered on the potential for dragging America into war, which he feared could escalate the situation beyond control. During the televised address by Trump, where he announced the U.S. strikes, some social media users shared photos of Vance, describing his expression as ‘confused’ and ‘not happy at all.’ However, Trump claimed that the Iranian nuclear sites had been ‘completely and totally obliterated,’ a statement met with skepticism from Tehran, which argued the attacks had caused minimal damage.
In a subsequent interview with NBC News’s ‘Meet the Press,’ Vance reiterated his position that the U.S. ‘does not want war with Iran’ and emphasized the need for a peaceful resolution, provided Iran abandons its nuclear weapons program. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, on the other hand, warned that the U.S. cannot escape ‘heavy responses’ for the ‘illegal military attack’ on its nuclear facilities, stating that the IRGC has already identified the locations of the planes involved in the strikes.
The situation remains highly volatile as the potential for military escalation continues to grow. With tensions on the brink, the international community watches closely as the U.S. and its allies navigate the complex geopolitical landscape of the Middle East.