Vance acknowledges ‘failures’ in US handling of Iran war
US Vice President JD Vance acknowledged “a lot of mistakes and a lot of fundamental failures” in the handling of the Iran war, as he faced questions over the conflict’s rising human and economic costs during a CBS News town hall, Anadolu reports. Vance made the remarks in response to Joey Amor, whose wife, Master Sgt. Nicole Amor, was among six US Army Reserve soldiers killed in an Iranian strike on a military site in Kuwait in the opening hours of the war that began in late February.
At least 21 US service members have been killed and hundreds wounded so far. Amor questioned reports that the…
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- Sunday, 18 October 2026, 8:28 pm IST
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