Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Vance and Rubio take different approaches as Iran tests their 2028 prospects

State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott added that “Rubio and the entire administration is 100 percent in lockstep behind President Trump”
President Trump’s camp — and the entire administration is fully behind the president’s efforts to ensure Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said

By AP · 01 July 2026