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Vance: War will continue ‘a little while longer’ to ensure Iran ‘neutered’ for ‘very long time’
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US Vice President JD Vance says Washington will continue the war in Iran for “a little while longer,” with the goal being to “neuter” the Islamic Republic for a “very, very long time.”
Asked on the “Benny Show” podcast about rising gas prices due to the war, Vance says the US has “accomplished the vast majority of our military projects” and adds that “you could make a good argument we’ve accomplished all of our military objectives.”
“The president’s going to keep at it for a little while longer to ensure that, once we leave, we don’t have to do this again for a very, very long time,” Vance says, in a rare acknowledgement that the military gains made by the US will not be permanent.
“This country is threatening us in all these ways. They’re still trying to build a nuclear weapon. We need to neuter them for a very, very long time, and that’s the purpose,” he adds.
Vance acknowledges the rising gas prices but calls them a “very temporary reaction to what is going to ultimately be a short term conflict.”
“We’re not interested in being in Iran a year down the road or two years down the road. We’re taking care of business. We’re going to be out of there soon, and gas prices are going to come back down,” he adds.
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