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‘I Wouldn’t Call it a War’: Vance Downplays Conflict With Iran, Even as Strikes Continue

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“Right now, there is no active shooting," Vance told reporters at a White House press briefing

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Vice President JD Vance declined to call the conflict with Iran, which has lasted more than six months, a war during his second solo appearance in the White House press briefing room. “I wouldn’t call it a war,” Vance told reporters on Thursday. “Right now, there is no active shooting.” Vance did acknowledge there had […]

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Vice President JD Vance downplayed the scope of the conflict in Iran, saying he would not describe it as “a war” given that major combat operations ended several weeks ago — even though military strikes recently intensified in the region. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)

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