Vice President JD Vance on Thursday rejected the use of the word “war” to describe the US fighting with Iran as he steered clear of predicting that the six-month-old conflict would be over by November’s midterm elections, in which Republicans are trying to hang on to their narrow majorities in Congress.
“I wouldn’t call it a war,” Vance said after being asked during a White House press briefing about whether the fighting could be wrapped up before voters cast their ballots in the November 3 congressional elections. “Right now, there is no active shooting.”
Vance’s assertion came even as Iran fired at US Gulf ally Kuwait on Thursday as it continued to retaliate for rounds of US strikes on Iran earlier in the week.
The vice president said the US had a “responsibility” to carry out this week’s strikes because Iran continues the targeting of commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Vance’s attempt to minimize the intensity of the fighting illuminates the difficult task
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