Vance comes to the defense of Trump over Iran-Israel conflict
Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump's handling of Iran in a lengthy post on X Tuesday morning.
This comes as some conservatives, such as Tucker Carlson and those in the MAGA base, have been outspoken for the U.S. not to get involved in the war between Israel and Iran.
"First, POTUS has been amazingly consistent, over 10 years, that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Over the last few months, he encouraged his foreign policy team to reach a deal with the Iranians to accomplish this goal," Vance wrote on X. "The president has made clear that Iran cannot have uranium enrichment. And he said repeatedly that this would happen one of two ways--the easy way or the 'other' way."
The vice president told his followers that Iran has "been found in violation of their non-proliferation obligations by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)."
"He may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment. That decision ultimately belongs to the president," Vance said. "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. 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."
Vance's comments come amid a quickly escalating divide among some of Trump's most vocal supporters being led in part by two prominent Trump allies --Trump's longtime adviser Steve Bannon and Carlson -- who are continuing to speak out against U.S. involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict.
--ABC News' Hannah Demissie
