JD Vance

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US economic campaign against Iran was effective enough to make large-scale military operations unnecessary, and urged G7 allies to help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said further strikes were unlikely, while Vice President JD Vance favours a deal. US-Iran negotiations have largely stalled for months as Washington maintains sanctions and a blockade of Iranian ports.

AAl Jazeera 2026-11-11 14:10

Vice President JD Vance posted candid criticism of Donald Trump’s presidency and second-term strategy on social media Wednesday, hours after a major White House defeat. The striking move was described as launching the 2028 presidential campaign.

CCNN 2026-11-05 16:30

US Vice President JD Vance said the Iran war caused Republicans’ midterm election defeat, calling the reason obvious. Donald Trump agreed that higher gasoline prices contributed but said he would still take the same action to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf retorted that the US had lost its “gambler energy” and could not walk away from the table.

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CCGTN 2026-11-05 14:36

Republicans traded blame after a blue wave swept the midterm elections. Vice President JD Vance distanced himself from the war on Iran and questioned whether the conflict was worth losing both chambers. Donald Trump did not explicitly contradict him, but defended the war as having prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

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CCNA 2026-11-05 13:34

James Longman reports on the aftermath of the 2026 midterms, with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance offering different accounts of why Republicans lost control of the House and Senate. Two Senate contests in Alaska and Mississippi remain too close to call. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, while Wall Street rises on hopes the Iran war may end. The report also covers the latest on a deadly shooting at a Citibank campus.

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AABC News 2026-11-05 11:01

Vice President JD Vance distanced himself from President Donald Trump and the war against Iran. After what the report describes as a generational collapse for Republicans in the midterm elections, party members began pointing fingers, largely at the White House.

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BBloomberg Television 2026-11-05 07:57

An AP file-photo caption says Vance believed Republican voters who supported Trump in 2024 had turned against the party over the Iran war.

TTRT World 2026-11-05 07:28

Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson reports on Vice President JD Vance's explanation for the Republican Party's midterm election losses. Former RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel also discusses the results on “America Reports.”

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FFox News 2026-11-05 06:30

President Trump said on November 4 that the Iran war raised oil prices and contributed to Republican losses in the midterm elections. The report also says Michigan Democratic candidate Saeed won and will become the first Muslim U.S. senator; a Beijing designer is watching the results, while a Taiwan political scholar expects no major shift in U.S.-Taiwan relations despite changes in Congress.

VVOA Chinese 2026-11-04 23:42

Donald Trump said it was “largely true” that the Iran war was responsible for sweeping Republican losses in the US midterms. Vice-President JD Vance had earlier written on social media that “the reason we lost is the war.” Trump said he has no plans for immediate strikes on Iran after the vote, while the region remains alert to possible further military action.

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BBBC News 2026-11-04 22:30