Crossfire from Right and Left: JD Vance Sparks Anger in the US
US Vice President JD Vance, who based his political career as a fierce opponent of America's 'forever wars' abroad, comes out in public defense of the war that the Trump administration is waging against Iran…
Assessment
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance is under fire from both parties for publicly defending the Trump administration's war with Iran and the emerging negotiations to end it. Democrats criticize the escalation itself, while hawkish Republicans accuse the administration of making overly lenient concessions to Tehran. The backlash highlights how the conflict is fracturing Vance's own anti-interventionist political brand and widening internal GOP divisions on foreign policy.