Explosive NY Times Report Reveals Vance Warned Iran War Would Be a 'Disaster' As Trump Dismissed Risks

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Apr 7th, 2026, 3:11 pm


Vice President JD Vance worried that launching a regime-change war against Iran could be a “disaster” and was the only administration official to forcefully express his skepticism in the weeks leading up to Operation Epic Fury, according to an explosive new report from The New York Times on Tuesday.

“[Vance] was for no strikes at all. But knowing that Mr. Trump was likely to intervene in some fashion, he tried to steer toward more limited action,” according to The Times. “Later, when it seemed certain that the president was set on a large-scale campaign, Mr. Vance argued that he should do so with overwhelming force, in the hope of achieving his objectives quickly.”

The 4,500-word deep dive from reporters Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman looked at the deliberations and meetings that led to President Donald Trump launching the war on Feb. 28, the same day joint U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Vance warned Trump that a war against Iran could cause “regional chaos” and “untold numbers of casualties,” according to the report. The vice president also worried it would rip apart Trump’s political coalition and be viewed as a “betrayal” by many MAGA voters.

“Mr. Vance raised other concerns, too. As vice president, he was aware of the scope of America’s munitions problem,” Haberman and Swan wrote. “A war against a regime with enormous will for survival could leave the United States in a far worse position to fight conflicts for some years.” The report comes as Trump has given Iran an 8:00 p.m. deadline on Tuesday to open the Strait of Hormuz or have its power plants and bridges destroyed.

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[Farmer-Rick]

1. I don't believe it.

It's Vance propaganda, positioning himself to look like a rational person when or if pedo Trump is removed for war crimes.

The pedo would be insulting Vance right now if he stood up against anything Trump wanted. Maybe Vance mumbled under his breath or told an aide what he thought, but he would never stand up to pedo Trump.

[hlthe2b]

2. Yes... Vance's only Presidential hopes are if he can divorce himself from the majority of

insane acts, but... TOO LATE. Maggie Haberman is as much a sucker for this crap as a Hoover vacuum cleaner.

[fujiyamasan]

4. Sanewash him early

Provide him a way to distance himself in 2028.

[blue-wave]

3. Spot on!!

And remember how Jay Dee raked Zelenskyy over the coals in the Oval Office, accusing Zelenskyy of spreading "propaganda" by giving world leaders tours of Russia's mass murder destruction in Ukraine. The NY Times is running cover for Jay Dee, for everything.

[karynnj]

14. Look at the second paragraph

Vance seemed to take several positions including going big.

[CanonRay]

5. I trust Maggie Haberman as far as I can throw her.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Like Others, I Dont Believe It

I think this was a reactionary narrative when the conflict showed itself to be unpopular & had economic consequences.
I think it more likely that Vance was a major cheerleader for this action & now the plan is to make him look like the adult in the room.
Sorry; no sale.

[Deminpenn]

8. I believe it

Vance hasn't been out there publicly supporting Trump like usual. Vance is a terrible person and likely calculating his own self interest, but he's not stupid or diagnoseably mentally ill.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. You Have Your Take

I have mine.
Your reply does not persuade me to change my opinion.
But, we don't do lockstep around here, so it's just fine.

[Deminpenn]

10. While Haberman may be problematic, Jonathan Swan

is a very good reporter. But ymmv

[NH Ethylene]

12. I tend to believe it too, for the same reasons.

Vance has had his eye on a presidential future all along, but it takes a real dunce to think this war was a good idea politically and logistically.

[Grokenstein]

7. You're still a clown, Vance.

[reACTIONary]

11. How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran

In a series of Situation Room meetings, President Trump weighed his instincts against the deep concerns of his vice president and a pessimistic intelligence assessment. Here’s the inside story of how he made the fateful decision.

Paywall free link to the NYT article.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZVA.Gn59.WPVvh3fhJRh8&smid=url-share

Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman, both White House reporters for The Times, are the co-authors of the forthcoming “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.” This article is drawn from reporting done for that book.

[debsy]

13. I call BS on this as a legitimate story

JD Vance is a shape shifter who becomes whatever he needs to in order to advance his own interests, just like the rest of them.

[oasis]

15. Uncle Pete T. wants Vance to advance. I'll bet he

had a hand in the spread of Vance’s hesitation to attack Iran.