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At White House briefing, Vance says Iran war won’t be 'forever'

The Hindu · · 690 words · By Reuters
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“Vice President J.D. Vance reassured Americans on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) that President Donald Trump's war with Iran will not become a "forever war,"”
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A Reuters report explicitly states that on May 19, Vice President JD Vance reassured Americans that the war with Iran will not become a 'forever war'.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 May, President Trump announced a temporary pause in the US military's "Project Freedom" operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, indicating "great progress" toward a possible agreement with Iran.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States may need to hit Iran again and he was only an hour away from deciding on a strike before he postponed the attack.14 May 2026. UAE’s sec…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/19/us-israel…
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance reassured Americans on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s war with Iran will not become a “forever war,” using a White House briefing to defen…
https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/05…
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“Standing in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave, Mr. Vance fielded questions from journalists for nearly an hour”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing the letter 'J', J.Crew, and Johnson & Johnson) and do not mention Karoline Leavitt or a press briefing.
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web search NEUTRAL — J (minuscule: j) is the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other Western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is ja…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop JCrew.com for the Highest Quality Women's and Men's Clothing and see the entire selection of Children's Clothing, Cashmere Sweaters, Women's Dresses and Shoes, Men's Suits, Jackets, Accessories a…
https://www.jcrew.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn about the two types of asthma, common triggers and how Johnson & Johnson is developing approaches that may lead to better treatments.
https://www.jnj.com/
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“He declined to rule out using taxpayer money to compensate people convicted of assaulting police officers during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol”
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Multiple sources (Internazionale, The Daily, and another report mentioning a 'Thug Fund') confirm that Vance declined to rule out using taxpayer money to compensate individuals involved in the January 6 attack.
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web search NEUTRAL — He declined to rule out using taxpayer money to compensate people convicted of assaulting police officers during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol...
https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/05…
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web search NEUTRAL — Johnson argued that using taxpayer money for 6 January rioters would amount to rewarding individuals involved in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He also accused Trump of repeate…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-backlash-1-billion-fund-janu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Vance declined to rule out allowing individuals involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from receiving funds from the DOJ. He said the fund is set to be a deliberative process and par…
https://thedailybs.com/2026/05/19/vance-defends-dojs-nearly-…
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“dismissed European concerns over Washington scrapping troop deployment to Poland as overblown”
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While there are reports about troop reductions in Europe and delays in Poland, the specific claim that Vance dismissed European concerns as 'overblown' is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text, though the context of troop delays is present.
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web search NEUTRAL — NATO's Mark Rutte said US troop reductions in Europe will be structured and not harm defenses. The Trump administration has been aggressive and unclear about the drawdown but a US pivot has been in th…
https://www.dw.com/en/nato-rutte-says-us-troop-withdrawal-wo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Vance says US troop deployment to Poland has been delayed.US halts Army deployment to Poland as part of troop reduction in Europe initially focused on Germany, AP sources say.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. Troop Deployment to Poland Temporarily Delayed, No Reductions Planned. Current Status of U.S. Troops in Poland. Official Statements from Polish Defence Minister.
https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/u-temporarily-delay-…
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“Secretary of State Marco Rubio... drew wide attention for his debut briefing [about two weeks before May 19, 2026]”
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Wikipedia confirms Marco Rubio is Secretary of State as of 2025, and other search results confirm he conducted a White House briefing.
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web search NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States secretary of state. He is also the acting national security advisor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio
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web search NEUTRAL — Secretary of State Marco Rubio conducts a White House briefingDon’t just watch Fox News—be part of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2aOma1geKc
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web search NEUTRAL — Marco Rubio at a podium Image source, Getty Images. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio finished his White House briefing a short while ago. Here are some of the key things he said
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1wz2ld4535t
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“Mr. Vance, 41, a former Marine”
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Wikipedia confirms JD Vance enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2003. Yahoo News explicitly refers to him as 'Vance, 41'.
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web search NEUTRAL — A member of the Republican Party, he represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 2023 to 2025. Born and raised in Middletown, Ohio, Vance enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2003, serving as a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance
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web search NEUTRAL — Джей Ди Вэнс — американский государственный и политический деятель, предприниматель, публицист. Ветеран Корпуса морской пехоты. По профессии политолог и юрист.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Вэнс,_Джей_Ди
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web search NEUTRAL — Vance, 41, posted the remark on X Wednesday amid a heated exchange between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Tammy Duckworth during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, where the two cl…
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/vance-under-fire-mocking-disabled-…
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“Since it began on February 28, it has shut down a large chunk of the global oil trade, sending U.S. gas prices about 50% higher”
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Wikipedia confirms the war with Iran began on February 28, 2026. Other sources confirm the war severely disrupted global oil and gas supplies and discuss the impact on gas prices.
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web search NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — Who sets gas prices, and how are they determined? In November the cost of crude oil accounted for about 50 percent of the price of a gallon of regular gasoline, according to the most recent estimate f…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/business/gasoline-price-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier on Wednesday, oil prices dipped below $100 ahead of the speech on hopes Trump would say how the US would exit the conflict but his address repeated the same points he made previously. The Iran…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8lzd4v7zdo
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“In a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Tuesday (May 19), Mr. Trump's presidential approval rating fell to nearly its lowest level since he returned to the White House”
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Multiple sources (Reuters and other news reports) confirm that a Reuters/Ipsos poll published around May 19 showed Trump's approval rating fell to its lowest level since returning to the White House.
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's presidential approval rating fell to nearly its lowest level since he returned to the White House, hit by a drop in support among Republicans, according t…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-approval-drops-35-…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war he launche…
https://english.almanar.com.lb/article/43207/
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web search NEUTRAL — Published May 13,2026.Two out of three Americans think President Donald Trump has not clearly explained why the country went to war with Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday tha…
https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2026/05/11/americans-dont-thi…
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“The poll, conducted between May 15-18, showed some 34% of Americans have a favourable view of Mr. Vance and 33% said the same of Mr. Rubio.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific favorability percentages (34% and 33%) for Vance and Rubio.
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“In January 2025, 42% of respondents in a Reuters/Ipsos poll said they had a favourable view of Mr. Vance.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding a January 2025 poll showing 42% favorability for JD Vance.
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“Mr. Vance... raising money for Republican candidates... his wife, Usha Vance, who is pregnant with their fourth child.”
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“when Usha has our baby in July”
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