Vance pushes Iran talks as Hegseth and Rubio back pressure - report
A White House meeting on Wednesday on Iran policy exposed divisions between Vice President JD Vance, who backed continued diplomatic engagement based on Iran’s latest proposal, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who supported increased pressure on Tehran, according to Israel Hayom.
"Two secretaries assessed that at this stage, concessions could not be extracted from Iran without significant pressure while Vance, by contrast, argued that Iran's latest proposal, published by Israel Hayom, showed flexibility that made it possible to move toward an agreement, even an initial one, that would lead to an end to the fighting," the report said. "Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner also joined the discussion and backed Vance's position."
