In a lengthy post on the social media platform X, U.S. Vice President JD Vance urged Americans to "trust" President Donald Trump to make the right decision about potential war with Iran—but progressive observers noted that Vance's 374-word exposition was based on an entirely false premise: that the president has the authority to unilaterally decide to take military action against a foreign country.
"If it involves military action, that decision belongs to Congress, which has not authorized war against Iran," said Matt Duss, a former foreign policy adviser to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and executive vice president at the Center for International Policy. "A former senator should know this."
Vance said he could provide a look "from the inside" amid escalating tensions over Israel's bombardment of hundreds of targets in Iran, which have killed more than 220 people since last Friday.
The airstrikes came amid U.S. talks with Iran over the Middle Eastern country's nuclear program, which Iranian officials say is used only for civilian purposes. Trump exited the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran during his first term, even though the deal effectively blocked Iran from militarizing its program.
On Tuesday, Trump suggested the U.S. and Israel could target Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, and demanded the country's "unconditional surrender"—intensifying concerns that the administration intends to directly involve U.S. troops in the conflict.
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