Vice President Vance weighed in Tuesday as the Trump administration debates its next steps in the conflict between Israel and Iran.
In a lengthy post on X, Vance laid out the administration’s issues with Iran enriching uranium and argued the president has shown “remarkable restraint” thus far.
“He may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment. That decision ultimately belongs to the president,” the vice president wrote. “And of course, people are right to be worried about foreign entanglement after the last 25 years of idiotic foreign policy.
“But I believe the president has earned some trust on this issue,” Vance continued. “And having seen this up close and personal, I can assure you that he is only interested in using the American military to accomplish American people’s goals.”
He said Trump had in recent months “encouraged his foreign policy team to reach a deal with the Iranians” to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Vance also argued Iran had enriched uranium “far above the level necessary for any civilian purpose.”
The post marked Vance’s most extensive comments at a precarious moment in the conflict in the Middle East. The vice president was one of several top officials expected to meet with Trump in the Situation Room on Tuesday.
Trump departed the Group of Seven meeting in Canada late Monday, one day earlier than expected, because he wanted to be back in Washington as Israel and Iran traded missile strikes.
The president said during the flight back to Washington he was looking for “an end, a real end, not a ceasefire, a real end.” He later described what he was seeking as a “complete give-up” by Iran.
