JD Vance

Can Netanyahu win the war without a plan? - opinion

There is a growing contradiction between what Netanyahu advocates as the basic premises for success in all the arenas of military confrontation and what he feels he must do to remain in power.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, February 26, 2026.
US President Donald Trump (C), Vice President JD Vance (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) pictured in the White House, November 6, 2025; illustrative.

'JD or Marco?’: Iran war raises 2028 stakes as Trump weighs Vance vs. Rubio

The pair, widely viewed as potential successors to Trump, have been thrust into still-developing negotiations to end the war at a moment when the Republican Party is already weighing its future.

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IRAN’S NEW cast: Former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits between parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (left) and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei during a mourning ceremony in Tehran. If diplomacy resumes, Ghalibaf could play a prominent role.

Iran war reshapes diplomacy as old dealmakers are sidelined - who replaces them?

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The month-long war now under way has done more than degrade Iran’s air defenses and cripple parts of its military-industrial complex - it has upended the diplomatic cast.

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Jacob Reses, second from the left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Nov. 16, 2022.

Vance’s Jewish chief of staff shares his approach to right-wing antisemitism, new profile reveals

Reses, who keeps his X account private and does not give interviews, appears to view the trade-offs differently from his former mentor.

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Vance to meet with IDF Chief of Staff Zamir, Defense Minister Katz during Israel visit

It is extremely rare for a foreign leader - even the US President (or a Vice President as close to him as Vance) - to hold a working meeting with the Israeli Chief of Staff.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press conference following a military briefing at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in southern Israel October 21, 2025.

In bid to secure fragile Gaza peace, Donald Trump sends VP Vance to Israel - analysis

Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Israel underscores the US's urgency to preserve the Gaza ceasefire and prevent renewed conflict with Hamas.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByHERB KEINON
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

WATCH: Vance ‘optimistic’ Gaza peace will hold, says US won’t force Israel to host foreign troops

Special Envoy Kushner stated that Israel and Hamas are transitioning to a peacetime posture.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

Al Jazeera's Gaza coverage directed by Hamas, US Vice President Vance on way to Israel

JD Vance en route to Israel • Gideon Sa'ar expresses hope to restore ties with Bolivia • Haredim in Jerusalem, New York protest against IDF draft

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(Illustrative) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in front of a backdrop of the White House.