by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
(Worthy News) – Vice President JD Vance says the United States may soon change how it confronts Iran, though he offered no firm date for an end to the fighting.
In an interview with the New York Post published Tuesday, Vance described two phases of the U.S. campaign. He said the first focused on damaging Iran’s nuclear program and conventional forces. The next, he said, would focus on keeping Tehran from rebuilding those capabilities while preserving stability after the strikes.
President Donald Trump has suggested the conflict could end after November’s midterm elections, but Vance acknowledged that its course cannot be predicted.
The Strait remains the test
Vance said traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had returned to “well over 50% of normal traffic.” That is his assessment; crossings remain below pre-conflict levels. The narrow passage matters far beyond the Gulf: the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s overview estimates that oil flows through the strait averaged 20 million barrels a day in 2024, roughly one-fifth of global petroleum liquids consumption.
The fighting has not stopped. U.S. Central Command said it destroyed five Iranian oil carriers on Sept. 8 after what it described as attempted missile attacks on an American warship.
On Tuesday, the U.S. military said it had fired on two boats it accused of trying to seize an American sea drone.
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