Vance says he disagreed with Trump over Iran war

Vice President JD Vance said he had disagreed with President Donald Trump over the Iran war, publicly acknowledging a difference in views while describing his role in the White House as one of questioning the conflict’s purpose and costs. Vance made the remarks in an interview with former White House spokesman Sean Spicer that aired Friday. Asked about conservative commentator Tucker Carlson’s criticism of the war, Vance said, “I think I have had that disagreement,” referring to a disagreement with Trump over the conflict. The comment offers a limited account of a difference between the two leaders. Vance did not identify a specific decision or policy dispute in the reported remarks, and the interview accounts provided no concrete example of a resulting change in U.S. policy. Vance also said he and Trump were aligned on the war. He described his White House role as persistently asking how military action advances U.S. strategic goals and what its costs, benefits and trade-offs would be. He said he did not believe the United States should go to war simply out of anger or frustration. His comments came during a discussion of Carlson, a former Trump ally who has criticized the...