Vance says he wouldn’t call Iran conflict a ‘war’

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Vice President JD Vance declined to call the conflict with Iran, which has lasted more than six months, a war during his second solo appearance in the White House press briefing room.

“I wouldn’t call it a war,” Vance told reporters on Thursday. “Right now, there is no active shooting.”

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