U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated that a potential new American military strike on Iran would not drag the country into another prolonged foreign conflict.
Washington has amassed an unprecedented military force in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, aiming to pressure Tehran to make concessions on its uranium enrichment and ballistic missile programs.
In an interview with The Washington Post on Thursday, Vance addressed concerns about another long “forever war.”
“The idea that we would be in a Middle East war for years on end with no end in sight—there’s no chance that will happen,” he said, describing himself as a “skeptic of foreign military interventions.”
However, Vance also warned against excessive hesitation in using military force.
“I think we need to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. I also think we should avoid over-learning from the past,” he explained. “Just because one president ended a military conflict does not mean we can never engage in military action again.”
Last year, the U.S. intervened militarily in Iran, siding with Israel after the Israeli Defense Forces struck Iran’s nuclear facilities. The U.S. protected its ally from retaliation and eventually targeted hard-to-reach objectives within Iranian territory.
