Vance takes lead role selling Trump’s fragile Iran deal
Why it matters: The vice president’s public push ties his 2028 ambitions to whether the Geneva-track agreement holds.
Vice President J.D. Vance has become the public face of President Donald Trump’s tentative Iran agreement, using a string of TV appearances while Trump was at the G-7 to defend the deal and his own role in the talks. The Straits Times reported that Vance had opposed the conflict at first but later took a key part in negotiations with Iran. Trump underlined the political risk by joking that he would claim credit if the deal succeeds and blame Vance if it fails. The higher profile comes as Vance promotes a new memoir, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” and fuels speculation that he is positioning himself for a 2028 presidential run.