JD Vance

Iran war reshapes diplomacy as old dealmakers are sidelined - who replaces them?

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The month-long war now under way has done more than degrade Iran’s air defenses and cripple parts of its military-industrial complex - it has upended the diplomatic cast.

IRAN’S NEW cast: Former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits between parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (left) and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei during a mourning ceremony in Tehran. If diplomacy resumes, Ghalibaf could play a prominent role.
Jacob Reses, second from the left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Nov. 16, 2022.

Vance’s Jewish chief of staff shares his approach to right-wing antisemitism, new profile reveals

US President Donald Trump, sitting next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

Trump announces ten-day halt to strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, claims talks are ongoing

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds a meeting, with Vice President J.D. Vance alongside him, in the Situation Room at the White House on Saturday. There should be a swift pivot to negotiations, presenting Tehran with clear and firm terms, says the writer.

Iran wary of US motives as talks to end war intensify, officials tell 'Post'


Iran denies engaging in talks with US after Trump claims Kushner, Witkoff held meeting

A source told The Jerusalem Post that Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf has been leading the talks with the US.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei responds to reporters on his country's foreign policy agenda and regional developments during the weekly press conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital Tehran, on February 10, 2026.

JD Vance voices full support for Trump on Iran war, dismisses rift speculation

Vance's comments appeared to be an effort to counter questions about whether his well-known anti-war and isolationist views put him at odds with Trump.

US Vice President JD Vance holds a joint press conference with Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (not pictured), in Yerevan, Armenia, February 9, 2026.

'Not very bright': US intel. shows Khamenei was unsure of his son replacing him as leader - report

CBS added that the White House further believes that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is currently pulling the strings within Iran. 

A woman holds a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on the day of a gathering to support Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026.

At Republican antisemitism confab, Tucker Carlson is the villain, JD Vance the unspoken question

Attendees clapped when Sen. Ted Cruz called Carlson “the single-most dangerous demagogue in the country,” and speakers praised US President Donald Trump for recently casting him aside as “not MAGA.” 

Some Jewish Republicans are losing patience with Vice President JD Vance, who has not condemned Tucker Carlson.

JD Vance praises Tucker Carlson-Mike Huckabee interview as ‘a really good conversation’

Vice President JD Vance praised Tucker Carlson’s interview with Mike Huckabee, declining to criticize Carlson despite antisemitism allegations and rising concern among Jewish conservatives.

US Vice President JD Vance steps off Air Force Two at Central Wisconsin Airport on Feb. 26, 2026 in Mosinee, Wisconsin.

CENTCOM chief briefs Trump on military options against Iran, source tells 'Post'

The briefing came while the Trump administration's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were in Geneva holding nuclear talks with Iran.

US CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper makes an announcement aboard aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea February 7, 2026; illustrative.

What do we know ahead of US-Iran talks in Geneva amid tension in Middle East?

The talks are expected to determine whether there is still a path to an agreement between Tehran and Washington, or whether the likelihood of a US military strike will rise significantly.

Oman's Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi meets with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner ahead of the indirect US-Iran talks, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026; illustrative.

Anti-Hamas Gaza militia leader says group readying for next phase after dismantling tunnels

“The first phase is that we are depriving Hamas of one of its most important means: the tunnels," Duhine told N12 News.

Ghassan Duhine and members of the Abu Shabab anti-Hamas Gaza militia.

Iran will not accept US President Donald Trump's 'red lines' after Geneva talks, JD Vance says

"If Iran gets a nuclear weapon, there are a lot of other regimes, some friendly, some not so friendly, who would get nuclear weapons after them," Vance said.

US Vice President JD Vance holds a joint press conference with Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (not pictured), in Yerevan, Armenia, February 9, 2026.

Iran prepares for US talks, offers nuclear guarantees with conditions

According to Araghchi, Tehran last seach initiative is how Iran is preparing for the next round of talks with the US, even as it closely watches US moves.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi gives a statement at the Ritz Hotel as he meets Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, on January 30, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey.