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Trump and Vance disagree on the US conflict with Iran
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Trump and Vance disagree on the US conflict with Iran

The US President calls the situation a war, while the Vice President denies the presence of hostilities

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  • US President Donald Trump insists the conflict with Iran is a war, while Vice President J.D.
  • Vance says there is no fighting.
  • Trump accused his opponents of wanting the United States to lose.

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Why It Matters

The United States and Iran are in a state of escalating conflict, accompanied by an exchange of attacks on military targets.

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US President Donald Trump continues to consider the US conflict with Iran a war, amid statements by US Vice President J.D. Vance to the contrary.

Vance told reporters Wednesday that he does not consider the current stage of the U.S. conflict with Iran to be a war because there is currently no fighting.

“The crazy leftist radicals, dumbcrats (ed.) and communists would rather we lose the war in Iran than President Donald Trump win this war for America,” Trump wrote on the Truth Social social network.

Open Questions

  • What is the real scale of the fighting?
  • Will there be an official declaration of war?

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