Vice President JD Vance is becoming the face of a fragile deal to wind down the war in Iran, an assignment that could help or hurt his 2028 aspirations depending on how the public receives his messaging blitz.The vice president has been the White House’s top messenger since late last week, when President Donald Trump announced a memorandum of understanding that is expected to be signed on Friday. That task came along with a flurry of interviews on ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, and Fox News, and he’s slated to attend the signing in Geneva, Switzerland.Vance, a former Marine, has long been considered one of the more dovish voices in Trump’s inner circle, and he personally cautioned the president on the downside of waging war in the Middle East prior to its launch in early February. But his association with the Trump administration poses a risk to his future aspirations, and he’s jumped at opportunities to find a resolution to a conflict that has fueled high gas prices and raised voter fears of an extended entanglement overseas.
Much of that job has so far involved political cleanup, as Iranian state media releases details about the memorandum that the Trump administration says is misinformation. Republicans, in particular, are anxious to learn whether the deal is reminiscent of the one they opposed under former President Barack Obama in 2015.
