Vice President JD Vance said talks with Iran will not resume unless it stops attacking commercial shipping, as tensions remain high following recent strikes ▻ ↧ Vance says Iran conflict is not a war, declines to offer timeline f... U.S. ​Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the fighting between the United States and Iran was ‌not a war and declined to provide a timeline for when the conflict would be over, underscoring the challenge the Trump administration faces as the hostilities enter their seventh month and midterm elections loom.