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Vance says 'no chance' US strike on Iran would spark lasting war: report
"I think we all prefer the diplomatic option," said Vance, "but it really depends on what the Iranians do and what they say"
- PUBLISHED: Fri 27 Feb 2026, 10:16 AM
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- AFP
US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday there is "no chance" a strike on Iran — a move his boss Donald Trump is considering — would lead to protracted war in the region, according to a Washington Post interview.
"The idea that we're going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight — there is no chance that will happen."
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Vance told the paper, essentially rejecting criticism that Washington could get stuck in a military quagmire in the volatile region should Trump order air strikes.
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"I think we all prefer the diplomatic option," said Vance, a US Marine veteran who served in the Iraq War. "But it really depends on what the Iranians do and what they say."
The Trump administration, meanwhile, concluded a third round of US-Iran talks Thursday in Geneva, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying the latest round was the "most intense" so far.
