{"id":2615714,"date":"2026-06-18T14:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/have-a-little-faith-vance-tells-republican-critics-to-trust-trump-on-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:53:38","slug":"have-a-little-faith-vance-tells-republican-critics-to-trust-trump-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/have-a-little-faith-vance-tells-republican-critics-to-trust-trump-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Have a little faith&#8217;: Vance tells Republican critics to trust Trump on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhave-a-little-faith-vance-tells-republican-critics-to-trust-trump-on-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2615714&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President JD Vance expressed confidence in President Trump&#8217;s approach to the Iran deal, urging critics to trust that Trump woudl not mishandle the process. Vance has been actively supporting the administration\u2019s messaging on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) related to Iran\u2019s nuclear program, which sets a 60-day timeline for negotiations. He indicated plans to personally sign the agreement in Switzerland, contingent on Iran\u2019s delegation timing. Vance emphasized that the deal hinges on Iran\u2019s full compliance and behavioral changes, asserting that Trump\u2019s administration aims to avoid rewarding Iran prematurely. While some lawmakers, including Republicans like Ted Cruz and Roger Wicker, criticized the proposed $300 billion aid package for Iran, Vance urged faith in Trump\u2019s leadership and the U.S. government\u2019s leverage. He also addressed criticisms from Israeli officials, defending the U.S.-Israel relationship and criticizing attacks on President Trump from within Israel\u2019s government. Vance defended the negotiations, the administration\u2019s strategy, and its plans to brief Congress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-vow-not-to-abandon-tester-in-key-montana-senate-race-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats vow not to abandon Tester in key Montana Senate race - Washington Examiner\">asserting confidence<\/a> in the process despite opposition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4610684\/vance-hitches-political-wagon-iran-deal-fate\/\">JD Vance<\/a> implored critics of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612931\/trump-iran-deal-keeping-ballistic-weapons\/\">Iran<\/a> deal to just \u201chave a little faith\u201d that President Donald Trump would not screw this up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance has been pulling double duty, leading the Trump administration\u2019s messaging campaign backing the memorandum of understanding and touting the release of his own book, a reflection on his journey to Catholicism. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> appeared Thursday in the briefing room to answer the latest questions on the peace process and defend the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614256\/white-house-ready-debut-qatari-air-force-one\/\">White House<\/a>\u2019s own murky timeline on the proceedings.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614530\/jd-vance-senate-force-save-america-act-showdown-fisa\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance pushes Senate to force SAVE America Act showdown over FISA: \u2018Why don\u2019t we try?\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614491\/jd-vance-the-view-joy-behar-best-friends\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>JD Vance says he and Joy Behar are \u2018best friends now\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614289\/trump-top-five-tweets-criticizing-obama-iran-deal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Here are Trump\u2019s top five tweets criticizing the Obama Iran deal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance, alongside Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, had helmed the final negotiations with Iran, and he explicitly told reporters that he planned to lead the U.S. side through the next phase of talks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MOU itself sets a 60-day window to hash out specifics regarding the future of Iran\u2019s nuclear program, a timeline that Vance clarified and committed to having started on Thursday, following Trump\u2019s signature while dining at the Palace of Versailles in France on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, the vice president said that, despite the upended signing schedule, he still expected to travel to Switzerland at some point this weekend to sign the documents himself, noting that he was trying to sync up his timing with the Iranian delegation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt just depends on exactly when the Iranians can get there,\u201d Vance said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to figure that out as we speak. We\u2019ll find out exactly when over the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"8CUzvoCv51U\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vice President JD Vance Briefs Members of the Media, Jun. 18, 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8CUzvoCv51U?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vice president largely stuck<\/a> to the same script he\u2019s rolled out in recent days \u2014\u00a0namely that Trump\u2019s deal will not reward Iran in any way until \u201cthey comply fully and change their behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance\u2019s decision to take the lead on the Iran war negotiations carries a heavy risk to any 2028 ambitions. As Trump joked the day before at the conclusion of the G7, if the Iran negotiations fail, Vance will take the blame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-munich-kamala-harris-raises-the-alarm-of-war-in-europe\/\" title=\"In Munich, Kamala Harris Raises the Alarm of &#039;War in Europe&#039;\">vice president told reporters<\/a> that he was not worried about the president\u2019s comments and\u00a0noted that Trump \u201cwas joking \u2026 as he often does.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe entire team has worked very well on this, and we\u2019ve got this thing to a very good place for the American people,\u201d Vance also said, defending the administration. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers slammed several points of the MOU, with many denouncing the $300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a rumored 2028 presidential candidate, told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/5929040-cruz-iran-deal\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/5929040-cruz-iran-deal\/\">the <em>Hill<\/em><\/a>: \u201cHistory teaches that giving billions of dollars to theocratic lunatics who want to murder us is not a good idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) said in a statement that the $300 billion \u201cwould make Iran\u2019s payoff under President Obama\u2019s 2015 deal look like a pittance by comparison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance pressed those Republican critics on Thursday to \u201chave a little bit of faith in the president of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe idea that he is going to strike a deal that\u2019s been bad for the American people, it\u2019s preposterous,\u201d Vance said. \u201cHe is the person who\u2019s had the courage to fundamentally transform our relationship with Iran and with a lot of other countries over the last year and a half. He believes in this deal, he is going to see it to completion, and if the Iranians don\u2019t comply, we still have every single tool and point of leverage that we have today.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vice president additionally outlined plans for the administration to brief congressional lawmakers on the MOU but denied claims that the 14-point plan needed Congress\u2019s approval, citing guidance from the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are certain things that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-latest-drug-pricing-moves\/\" title=\"What You Need To Know About Trump\u2019s Latest Drug Pricing Moves\">require congressional approval<\/a>, there are certain things that don\u2019t require congressional approval,\u201d he said. \u201cWe feel quite confident that we can temporarily lift those sanctions without going to Congress and seeking their approval on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance had a much more pointed response when it came to addressing criticism voiced by top Israeli government officials, including members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614256\/white-house-ready-debut-qatari-air-force-one\/\"><strong>WHITE HOUSE BIDS FAREWELL TO OLD AIR FORCE ONE, READY TO DEBUT QATARI JET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou have seen people within Bibi\u2019s Cabinet who have come out and attacked the deal, and in some ways very personally attacked the president of the United States, and I guess my message to them would be twofold,\u201d the vice president said in response to the final question at his briefing. \u201cNo. 1, Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time, and he happens to be the head of state of the world superpower. If I was in the Cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo some of these Cabinet members in Israel who are attacking the president of the United States, the other thing that I would say is that over the last three months, two-thirds of the defensive weapons that have protected your homeland have been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars. The problem for Israel is not Donald J. Trump, and anybody in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the president of the United States needs to wake up and smell the reality of the situation that country is in.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance urges faith in Trump on Iran deal, promotes MOU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3421,"featured_media":2615715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26169583399259.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5250,3823,3634],"class_list":["post-2615714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-faith","tag-iran","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26169583399259.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3421"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2615714"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615718,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615714\/revisions\/2615718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2615715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2615714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2615714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2615714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}