Vance, J D – War Watch

Area Planning and Renewal | Defense and Military Forces | Gaza City (Gaza Strip) | Gaza Strip | Hamas | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Khan Younis (Gaza Strip) | Kushner, Jared | Palestinians | Peace Process | Refugees and Displaced Persons | Trump, Donald J | United States International Relations | Vance, J D

A Quick Route to Rebuild Half of Gaza, or Another U.S. Pipe Dream?
ByDavid M. Halbfinger October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

There are many questions about whether a plan to rebuild Israeli-held parts of the enclave is feasible or doomed from the outset.

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Trump Says Israeli Annexation of West Bank Land ‘Won’t Happen’
ByIsabel Kershner October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

Vice President JD Vance also called symbolic votes in Israel’s Parliament to take territory a “very stupid political stunt.”

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Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Israeli Settlements | Legislatures and Parliaments | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Politics and Government | Trump, Donald J | United States | United States International Relations | United States Politics and Government | Vance, J D

Trump Officials Shoot Down Israeli Aspirations of Annexing West Bank Land
ByIsabel Kershner October 23, 2025

Vice President JD Vance calls symbolic votes in Israel’s Parliament to annex West Bank territory a “very stupid political stunt.”

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Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons | Gaza Strip | Hamas | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Palestinian Authority | Palestinians | United States International Relations | Vance, J D

Vance Says U.S. Is Trying to Monitor the Cease-Fire Not ‘Monitor a Toddler’
ByTyler Pager and Aaron Boxerman October 22, 2025

Vice President JD Vance, who was on the second day of a visit to Israel, said recent trips to the country by top American officials were intended to shore up the fragile Gaza truce.

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Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons | Gaza Strip | Hamas | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Palestinian Authority | Palestinians | United States International Relations | Vance, J D

Vance Says He’s Not in Israel to Babysit Gaza Cease-Fire
ByTyler Pager and Aaron Boxerman October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

Vice President JD Vance said recent visits by top American officials were to monitor the cease-fire, but not “in the sense of, you know, you monitor a toddler.”

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Vance Lands in Israel as U.S. Tries to Shore Up Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
ByAaron Boxerman October 21, 2025October 22, 2025

Vice President JD Vance appeared undeterred by recent flare-ups of violence in Gaza, and he declined to set a deadline for when Hamas must disarm.

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White House Works to Preserve Gaza Deal Amid Concerns About Netanyahu
ByKatie Rogers and Luke Broadwater October 20, 2025October 21, 2025

The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.

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Israel-Iran Cease-Fire Takes Hold After Trump Rebuke
ByIsabel Kershner, Aaron Boxerman, Maggie Haberman and Michael Levenson June 24, 2025June 24, 2025

The truce went into effect after pressure from President Trump and Qatar. Israel said its forces were now shifting their attention back to Gaza.

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Defense and Military Forces | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East | Nuclear weapons | Trump, Donald J | United States International Relations | United States Politics and Government | Vance, J D

Vance says Iran’s nuclear program has been ‘substantially delayed.’
ByMaggie Haberman June 22, 2025

The vice president stopped short of backing President Trump’s assertion that the three bombed facilities had been “totally obliterated.”

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With Decision to Bomb Iran, Trump Injects U.S. Into Middle East Conflict
ByMaggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan June 22, 2025June 22, 2025

By bombing three nuclear sites in Iran, the United States has joined Israel’s war against the country. Now it is bracing for Iranian retaliation.

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