JD Vance
JD Vance's Jewish chief of staff and confidant to leave role shortly
Reses, who’s been in his role since Vance and President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, is perhaps the closest Jewish official in Vance’s orbit.
US close to deal addressing Iran's nuclear program 'for the long term,' VP Vance says
Trump says US to finalize Iran deal within days, achieve 'total victory' within two weeks
Trump: 'I started Iran war, would be no Israel without me'
Erika Kirk withdraws from Turning Point USA event over threats, Vance says
US Vice President JD Vance said that although he was not concerned for his own safety, Kirk's absence made canceling the event at the University of Georgia a possibility.
US-Iran mistrust cannot be solved overnight, but progress being made, says Vance
Speaking at a Turning Point USA event, Vance described talks in Islamabad as unprecedented, adding that meetings "at that level" hadn't occurred between the US and Iran in 47 years.
US could return to Islamabad for additional negotiations with Iran in next two days, Trump says
"We are more inclined to go there," Trump told The New York Post, after reports surfaced of a new round of negotiations between the two countries.
Vance says next step in negotiations up to Iran, US has all the cards with blockade in effect
Vance explained that the US discovered that the team would need to return to Tehran “and actually get approval to the terms we had set…either from the supreme leader or somebody else.”
Dialogue between US, Iran still alive after Islamabad talks ended
A source involved in the talks said the parties came "very close" to an agreement and were "80% there" before running into decisions that could not be settled on the spot.
Trump claims Iran calling United States, wants to make deal 'very badly'
Trump said he didn't want to comment on what would happen if a deal wasn't reached by the end of the ongoing ceasefire, but that "it won't be pleasant for them, let me put it that way."
Trump warns Iran ships nearing Hormuz blockade will be ‘immediately eliminated’
Meanwhile, Netanyahu says Israel fully backs Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, rejects claims of a rift with Washington, and stresses US demands to halt Tehran's nuclear enrichment program.
Is Trump’s new naval blockade 3D chess or grasping at straws?
The blockade was set to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, which is in the afternoon in Iran. Whether this marks a bold new strategy or a sign the US is grasping at straws remains to be seen.
As Iran talks falter, Netanyahu and Vance offer contrasting outlooks - analysis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s emphasis was on capability, US Vice President JD Vance spoke of commitments, and US President Donald Trump turned the pressure up.
Mixed signals from Washington cloud intentions for future of Iran war, experts tell 'Post'
Marc Sievers, a former US ambassador to Oman, suggested that neither the talks nor the ceasefire was a sign that the US was pulling back from the war.
