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US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington, as Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen. (Photo: AP)

‘JD or Marco?’: Iran war raises 2028 stakes as Trump weighs Vance vs. Rubio

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WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – As the war in Iran threatens to imperil President Donald Trump’s legacy, the political stakes also are rising for two of his top lieutenants: Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The pair, widely viewed as potential successors to Trump, have been thrust into still-developing negotiations to

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  • President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative Institute’s summit Friday, March 27, 2026, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Photo: AP)
  • President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One, Friday, March 27, 2026, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Photo: AP)
  • From left, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listen during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump’s conflicting messages sow confusion over Iran war

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WASHINGTON, March 28, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump says the United States is winning the war with Iran even as thousands of additional American troops deploy to the Middle East. He has pilloried other countries for not helping the U.S., only to say later he does not need their assistance. He has twice delayed

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  • US President Donald Trump listens to a reporter during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
    US President Donald Trump listens to a reporter during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

One month into Iran war, some Trump objectives are unfulfilled as he looks to wind down the conflict

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WASHINGTON, March 28, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump has listed five objectives that the U.S. wants to achieve before ending its war with Iran. Now, one month into the conflict, he has suggested the U.S. may soon be “winding down” the operation, even though some of his key aims remain undefined or unfulfilled. Trump

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, in Le Bourget, France, early Friday, March 27, 2026, to take part in the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting. (Photo: AP)

Rubio will try to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 diplomats after Trump insults allies

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WASHINGTON, March 27, 2026 (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in France to meet his Group of Seven counterparts Friday after President Donald Trump attacked NATO countries over a reluctance or refusal to take part in the Iran war, a conflict that some of America’s closest allies have met with deep skepticism. Rubio

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