JD Vance claims US ‘very close’ to peace deal with Iran

09/06/2026 22:45 The Guardian

Vice-president says deal could ‘absolutely’ come before midterms, as US strikes Iran after downing of helicopterMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US-Israel war on Iran could conclude in a week or a few months, Vice-president JD Vance said in an interview, hours before US forces launched retaliatory strikes against Iran, in response to the downing of the Apache helicopter near the strait of Hormuz a day earlier.In a new interview with CBS, taped early Tuesday and set to air later this week, Vance claimed the US was “very close to achieving” a peace deal with Iran, adding that it could “absolutely” come before the midterm elections. Continue reading...

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Can Equality Act protections be replaced with common sense, as Kemi Badenoch suggests?

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Tommy Robinson meets Elon Musk’s father in Moscow

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Bank of England warns of AI scams as deepfakes of Farage-Bailey fight spread

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