LOADING ERROR LOADINGVice President JD Vance on Monday accused a journalist of “trying to drive a wedge” between him and President Donald Trump regarding the Iran war when reminded of his earlier stance on U.S. military operations overseas. The heated exchange between Vance and RealClearPolitics reporter Philip Wegmann went down at an Oval Office press event, during which Wegmann pointed to reports of the vice president’s skepticism on Operation Epic Fury while asking if he was “completely on board with the current war” in Iran. Advertisement“Look, I think that I know what you’re trying to do, Phil, you’re trying to drive a wedge between members of the administration, between me and the president,” Vance said. But if you’re talking about an attack on the Iranian mainland, I think that would be a significant escalation. “It is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” he wrote in his resignation letter.

Source: Huffington Post March 17, 2026 20:47 UTC