JD Vance Responds To Report He Opposes Iran War Behind Closed Doors

Vice President J.D. Vance disputed reports Friday that he quietly opposes U.S. strikes against Iran.

Officials alleged that Vance opposed the U.S. intervention in Iran and expressed skepticism about President Donald Trump’s decision to launch Operation Epic Fury in late February, according to Politico. Vance said while he would not publicly discuss his private conversations on the matter, he ensured that the president and his advisers discussed what actions needed to be taken to “best protect the American people.”

“But imagine the situation, we’re in the Situation Room, where you can’t even take your iPod in there,or your AirPods, I guess what they’re called, you can’t take your iPhone in there,you can’t take anything in there, because it is the most classified space anywhere in the world,” Vance said. “And I sit there with Pete Hegseth and General Kane and Marco Rubio and the entire White House team,and the President and I and the entire senior team are talking about the optionsand about what we need to do and about how we must best protect the American people.”

“I hate to disappoint you, but I’m not going to show up here in front of God and everybody elseand tell you exactly what I said in that classified room, partially because I don’t want to go to prison,and partially because I think it’s important for the president of the United States to be able to talk to his adviserswithout those advisers running their mouth to the American media,” Vance continued.

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One anonymous source told Politico that Vance was “worried about success” and “just opposes” the war in Iran, while another official said Vance is “fully on board” with Trump’s decisions once they are made. Vance defended the U.S.’s military actions in Iran during a March 2 interview with Fox News, saying that the strikes intended to deter Iran’s nuclear capabilities.