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Vice President JD Vance said during a White House press briefing on Thursday that the monthslong conflict with Iran is not a war, stating "there's no active shooting." When asked about a timeline for ending the conflict, Vance declined to make promises or commitments. The briefing was the first held at the White House in over 40 days, with Vance taking the podium following the departure of press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
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These outlets emphasize Vance's specific claim that the monthslong hostilities do not constitute a 'war,' treating his language choice as the newsworthy element of the briefing.
NBC Politics · CBS News · Al Jazeera
These outlets lead with Vance's refusal to provide an end date or commitment regarding the conflict's duration, framing uncertainty about resolution as the key takeaway.
The Straits Times · Al Jazeera · Fox News
These outlets foreground the briefing itself as noteworthy—the first in weeks or months and held by the Vice President in place of a vacant press secretary role.
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During a White House press briefing on Thursday, Vice President JD Vance said the monthslong conflict with Iran is not a war. “I wouldn’t call it a war right now. There’s no active shooting,” he said, adding he won’t “make a promise” about when gas prices will go down. NBC’s…
Vice President JD Vance took the podium in the press room on Thursday, holding a rare briefing following last week's departure of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Vance downplayed the war with Iran, saying he wouldn't even call it a war. Weijia Jiang reports.
Hostilities have entered their seventh month and the US midterm elections are looming.
Iran's latest attacks did not impact military facilities used by the U.S., military officials say, after Iran claimed it targeted U.S. forces in Kuwait. When Vice President JD Vance was asked about the conflict's timeline during a press briefing on Thursday, he stopped short of…
The Trump official expressed scepticism at White House briefing about the conflict being a war despite recent flare-up.
JD Vance refuses to set an artificial timeline on Iran, citing Strait of Hormuz attacks and a full pivot from diplomacy to military pressure.
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday held the first White House press briefing since Karoline Leavitt departed as press secretary. Following the briefing, CBS News' Aaron Navarro provided further context.
Vice President Vance is set to hold the White House's first press briefing in 42 days on Thursday afternoon, speaking in place of a press secretary — a role that remains vacant after Karoline Leavitt's end-of-August departure. The briefing is set for 1 p.m. EDT. The vice…
Vice President Vance will host the first White House press briefing since July on Thursday, the White House Press Office announced. “Vice President @JDVance will take the podium tomorrow at 1:00 PM,” the press office wrote Wednesday on social platform X. Former White House press…
