US Vice President JD Vance says the conflict involving Iran will enter a “much different” phase in the coming months, indicating a change in how the US approaches the war. He makes the remarks in an interview aboard Air Force Two, but does not provide a detailed plan or a specific endpoint for US involvement.
Mint reports that Vance does not give a precise timeline for when US military involvement would end, nor does he specify what form any next phase would take. The Jerusalem Post, citing an interview report, says Vance links the shift to the timing of elections, claiming the war would end immediately after the election and then move into a different phase.
Both outlets agree that Vance signals an upcoming change in US stance toward the Iran war, while they differ on the level of specificity and the electoral timing described.