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Edward Helmore

JD Vance claims US is at war with Iran’s nuclear program, not Iran

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JD Vance delivers remarks in Los Angeles, California, on Friday. Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters

JD Vance has said the US is “not at war” with Iran – but is with its nuclear weapons program, holding out a position that the White House hopes to maintain over the coming days as the Iranian regime considers a retributive response to Saturday’s US strike on three of its nuclear installations.

In an interview on Sunday with NBC News’ Meet the Press, the US vice-president was asked if the US was now at war with Iran.

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