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According to a 2023 Wall Street Journal op-ed and other reports, J.D. Vance supported Donald Trump partly because he believed Trump would avoid starting reckless foreign wars, specifically mentioning a desire to avoid being dragged into conflicts in the Middle East. Vance, a self-described "skeptic of foreign military interventions," noted in February 2026 that he believed Trump would not get the U.S. into a long, drawn-out war with Iran.
- Internal Doubt: Reports suggest Vance was initially skeptical of the war's merits and warned of its consequences, suggesting a conflict would not be in the interest of the U.S. and that it would be "massively expensive".
- Shifting Stance: While expressing skepticism, Vance also pivoted to support the administration's goal of keeping nuclear weapons out of Iran's hands once the conflict was underway.
The Pentagon May Not Be Giving Trump the Full Picture of the War
Vice President Vance is worried that the U.S. is running low on weapons.
- n closed-door meetings, J. D. Vance has repeatedly questioned the Defense Department’s depiction of the war in Iran and whether the Pentagon has understated what appears to be the drastic depletion of U.S. missile stockpiles.
Two senior administration officials told us that the vice president has queried the accuracy of the information the Pentagon has provided about the war. He has also expressed his concerns about the availability of certain missile systems in discussions with President Trump, several people familiar with the situation told us. The consequences of a dramatic drawdown in munitions reserves are potentially dire: U.S. forces would need to draw from these same stockpiles to defend Taiwan against China, South Korea against North Korea, and Europe against Russia.