{"id":2617346,"date":"2026-06-22T14:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-plays-good-cop-amid-iran-talks\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:17:41","slug":"vance-plays-good-cop-amid-iran-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-plays-good-cop-amid-iran-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance plays good cop amid Iran talks"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fvance-plays-good-cop-amid-iran-talks%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=2617346&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>JD Vance, the Vice President, has emerged as a prominent figure in negotiations over the Iran deal, tasked with finalizing a peace agreement and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-campaign-to-report-620k-in-debt-for-q3-fundraising\/\" title=\"Mike Pence&#039;s Q3 fundraising reports 0K in debt.\">gaining public support<\/a>. He is working closely with President Trump, helping too manage statements and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >coordinate coalition efforts<\/a>, all while navigating complex diplomatic negotiations with Iran. Vance has also played a crucial role in addressing criticisms within the Republican Party regarding the deal, emphasizing that there is no strict &#8220;MAGA orthodoxy&#8221; and that trump is genuinely seeking effective solutions for America.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Vance traveled to Switzerland for face-to-face talks with Iranian officials, where he addressed issues like the strait of Hormuz, and helped facilitate de-escalation efforts amid recent tensions involving Hezbollah and Israel. He acknowledged the challenges posed by threats and social media provocations from Iran, but assured that negotiations are ongoing and effective. vance also highlighted the importance of protecting Israel\u2019s security while respecting Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty, emphasizing the need for coordination with Lebanese forces and Iran to curb Hezbollah&#8217;s influence. Vance\u2019s role underscores his importance in advancing US diplomatic efforts in the Middle East amid a delicate political and security landscape.  <\/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\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> has become <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614647\/jd-vance-tells-gop-critics-iran-deal-trust-process\/\">the face<\/a> of the Iran<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\"> <\/a>deal, leaving two immediate tasks before him: negotiate a final peace deal and ultimately sell it to the public. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doing so, according to Trumpworld insiders, requires couching President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> brash public statements, keeping both domestic and foreign wings of the president\u2019s coalition on task, and seamlessly shifting from defense to offense as the situation demands. <\/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\/4618526\/trump-300-foot-gash-reflecting-pool-taken-care-of\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says 300-foot gash in Reflecting Pool is being \u2018taken care of\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4618424\/vance-trump-threats-during-negotiations-response-iran-trash-talk\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance explains Trump\u2019s threats during negotiations as a response to Iran\u2019s \u2018trash talk\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4618402\/great-american-state-fair-menu-classic-fare-merges-maha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Great American State Fair menu: Classic American fare merges with MAHA<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe vice president has been pushing to avoid a war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> since Day 1. Hell, even before that,\u201d one former senior Trump White House official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, noting that Vance cautioned Trump on the downsides of a hot conflict in the lead-up to Operation Epic Fury. \u201cCouple that with the fact that Vance has been a critical player in advancing talks to this point already, and I think that the president trusts him 100% on the issue. So when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-speaks-in-louisiana-with-backdrop-spelling-the-state-lousiana\/\" title=\"VP Harris Speaks in Louisiana With Backdrop Spelling the State &quot;Lousiana&quot;\">vice president speaks<\/a>, he\u2019s not only voicing the president\u2019s position and personal feelings but is filtering that through an understanding of the intricacies with, let\u2019s not forget, very complex negotiations with the Iranians.\u201d<\/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\">\u201cIt\u2019s pretty simple. He\u2019s the anger translator,\u201d a second former Trump White House official said, referencing a nearly 15-year-old comedy sketch from Comedy Central\u2019s <em>Key &#038; Peele<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTrump and Vance are completely on the same page at this point, in terms of making this deal a success, but the vice president \u2014 because of his position, because of his direct involvement in the negotiations \u2014 he\u2019s able to say the quiet part out loud in a way that President Trump isn\u2019t quite able to, for whatever reason,\u201d that person added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One longtime GOP operative, a veteran of Trump\u2019s past two presidential campaigns,\u00a0said that Vance has been an important part of addressing criticisms of the Iran deal coming from within the president\u2019s own party.<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEveryone was happy when [Trump] campaigned, he found a way to show everyone that they will get a win. Everyone was happy,\u201d that person told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cEveryone saw in him what they wanted to see in him, and the story of this presidency is just bit by bit disappointing various bits of the coalition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think JD is able to explain this stuff, not as some betrayal of \u2018<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-first\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1581\">America First<\/a>\u2019 like some Republicans are trying to spin it, but as illustrating the reality that there is no \u2018MAGA orthodoxy,\u2019\u201d they continued. \u201cWhat MAGA really is \u2014 Trump isn\u2019t just going to do the same s*** that\u2019s gotten us nowhere in the past. He\u2019s going to try new stuff because he\u2019s really fighting for America, not to make the political elites talking heads, who think they\u2019re the reason he\u2019s in the White House, by the way, feel puffed up and important and right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance traveled to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/switzerland\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3465\">Switzerland<\/a> on Sunday to engage in face-to-face talks with Iranian officials, where he was already <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612931\/trump-iran-deal-keeping-ballistic-weapons\/\">forced to explain<\/a> the actions and comments of the top players in the dialogue on multiple occasions.<\/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\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel\u2019s<\/a> lingering strikes on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"814\">Hezbollah<\/a> targets in Lebanon, retaliatory measures taken in response to rocket attacks fired into Israel, brought elements of the Iranian government to once again close the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> over the weekend. But on Monday, Vance, speaking to reporters after hours of talks with the Iranians, reaffirmed that the strait was once again open to international traffic and that much of the conversation on Sunday had been devoted to standing up a \u201cmechanism\u201d to avoid future backsliding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen there are the conflicts that inevitably come up, we can make sure we work through them rather than that leading to escalation, and that is exactly what we did yesterday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the same press conference, the vice president subtly acknowledged that some of Trump\u2019s own comments, where he threatened to take over the strait militarily if necessary, weren\u2019t helpful.<\/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\">\u201cThe Iranians, yes, they did threaten to walk out, or at least there were social media threats that they would walk out, but we were negotiating well past 1 in the morning yesterday, so they didn\u2019t walk out, and their technical team is still here in Burgenstock,\u201d Vance explained Monday, referring to the Swiss resort where peace talks were being held. \u201cWhat we told the Iranians yesterday is when you guys engage in what us millennials might call trash talk, you can\u2019t expect the president of the United States not to respond and not to correct the record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps surprisingly, keeping the United States\u2019 strongest Middle Eastern ally, Israel, in check appears to be one of Vance and the U.S. delegation\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4610684\/vance-hitches-political-wagon-iran-deal-fate\/\">toughest challenges<\/a> in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of senior Israeli government officials have heartily criticized Trump\u2019s decision to pursue a diplomatic end to the war, and concerns linger that a resumption in fighting with Hezbollah could shatter the shaky truce with Iran. <\/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\">Vance was blunt in his assessments of Israel\u2019s Lebanon campaign before heading to Switzerland, but he rolled back his rhetoric slightly on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614530\/jd-vance-senate-force-save-america-act-showdown-fisa\/\">VANCE PUSHES SENATE TO FORCE SAVE AMERICA ACT SHOWDOWN OVER FISA: \u2018WHY DON\u2019T WE TRY?\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe want Israel\u2019s security to be protected, and we also want Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty to be protected. And this is going to be an ongoing conversation,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cThe Israelis have been very clear they do not have territorial intentions on south Lebanon. The reason they feel they have to be there is because they\u2019re worried about Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon firing into Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance continued, \u201cWe do believe, of course, it\u2019s going to require a lot of hard work that we can get to a place where Lebanon\u2019s territorial integrity and sovereignty is protected, Israel\u2019s security is protected, and that\u2019s going to require some coordination with the Lebanese armed forces, and also it\u2019s going to require the Iranians to rein in Hezbollah. That\u2019s all the sort of things that we were talking about yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance leads Iran deal talks, balancing Trump\u2019s stance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2617349,"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\/AP26173452040445.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3817,50462,32402,77491,15469],"class_list":["post-2617346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-diplomacy","tag-foreign-policy-2","tag-international-relations","tag-iran-talks","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26173452040445.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617346","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2617346"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617351,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617346\/revisions\/2617351"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2617349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2617346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2617346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2617346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}