Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump “may decide to take further action to end Iranian enrichment” as Israel takes out the radical Islamic regime’s nuclear facilities and military leaders.
In a lengthy post on X, the vice president sought to address “crazy stuff on social media” regarding the fighting in the Middle East and the United States’ involvement. The United States is moving the USS Nimitz carrier strike group toward the Middle East while deploying additional tanker aircraft to the region. Israel continues to conduct airstrikes, targeting Iranian military leaders, missile launchers, and nuclear facilities, while Iran rains down missiles on Israeli cities.
As questions swirl around the United States potentially getting directly involved in the conflict, Vance praised Trump for showing “remarkable restraint in keeping our military’s focus on protecting our troops and protecting our citizens.” Vance added, “He may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment. That decision ultimately belongs to the president.”
A poll released on Monday showed that Trump voters overwhelmingly back the United States taking action against Iran in support of Israel. Vance, however, acknowledged that some of the president’s supporters “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,” he added. “And having seen this up close and personal, I can assure you that he is only interested in using the American military to accomplish the American people’s goals. Whatever he does, that is his focus.”
In his social media post, Vance also pointed to Trump’s consistency on opposing Iran’s push for uranium enrichment.
“I’ve seen a lot of confusion over the issue of ‘civilian nuclear power’ and ‘uranium enrichment.’ These are distinct issues,” Vance wrote. “Iran could have civilian nuclear power without enrichment, but Iran rejected that. Meanwhile, they’ve enriched uranium far above the level necessary for any civilian purpose. They’ve been found in violation of their non-proliferation obligations by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is hardly a rightwing organization.”
“I have yet to see a single good argument for why Iran needed to enrich uranium well above the threshold for civilian use. I’ve yet to see a single good argument for why Iran was justified in violating its non-proliferation obligations. I’ve yet to see a single good pushback against the IAEA’s findings,” he added.
President Trump, who has backed Israel’s strikes on Iran, said early on Tuesday that he’s not interested in a ceasefire between the two enemies. Trump said he wants “a real end, not a ceasefire.”
“So something that will be permanent?” a reporter asked him.
“Yeah, or giving up entirely. That’s okay too,” Trump added. “A complete give-up. That’s possible.”
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Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump “may decide to take further action to end Iranian enrichment” as Israel takes out the radical Islamic regime’s nuclear facilities and military leaders.
In a lengthy post on X, the vice president sought to address “crazy stuff on social media” regarding the fighting in the Middle East and the United States’ involvement. The United States is moving the USS Nimitz carrier strike group toward the Middle East while deploying additional tanker aircraft to the region. Israel continues to conduct airstrikes, targeting Iranian military leaders, missile launchers, and nuclear facilities, while Iran rains down missiles on Israeli cities.
As questions swirl around the United States potentially getting directly involved in the conflict, Vance praised Trump for showing “remarkable restraint in keeping our military’s focus on protecting our troops and protecting our citizens.” Vance added, “He may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment. That decision ultimately belongs to the president.”
A poll released on Monday showed that Trump voters overwhelmingly back the United States taking action against Iran in support of Israel. Vance, however, acknowledged that some of the president’s supporters “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,” he added. “And having seen this up close and personal, I can assure you that he is only interested in using the American military to accomplish the American people’s goals. Whatever he does, that is his focus.”
In his social media post, Vance also pointed to Trump’s consistency on opposing Iran’s push for uranium enrichment.
“I’ve seen a lot of confusion over the issue of ‘civilian nuclear power’ and ‘uranium enrichment.’ These are distinct issues,” Vance wrote. “Iran could have civilian nuclear power without enrichment, but Iran rejected that. Meanwhile, they’ve enriched uranium far above the level necessary for any civilian purpose. They’ve been found in violation of their non-proliferation obligations by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is hardly a rightwing organization.”
“I have yet to see a single good argument for why Iran needed to enrich uranium well above the threshold for civilian use. I’ve yet to see a single good argument for why Iran was justified in violating its non-proliferation obligations. I’ve yet to see a single good pushback against the IAEA’s findings,” he added.
President Trump, who has backed Israel’s strikes on Iran, said early on Tuesday that he’s not interested in a ceasefire between the two enemies. Trump said he wants “a real end, not a ceasefire.”
“So something that will be permanent?” a reporter asked him.
“Yeah, or giving up entirely. That’s okay too,” Trump added. “A complete give-up. That’s possible.”
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