JD Vance accused of ‘gaslighting’ after saying he is ‘skeptical’ US struck Iranian wedding | First Thing
Vice-president’s claim US-Iran conflict is not war draws ridicule from Democrat Ro Khanna. Plus, iconic feminist Gloria Steinem dies aged 92 Good morning. The US vice-president, JD Vance, has responded to claims that an American strike was responsible for killing four people, including a child, at a wedding celebration in southern Iran by saying that “sometimes things happen”. The deaths were…
White House press briefing saw Vice-President JD Vance deny allegations that the United States struck a wedding in southern Iran, killing four people, including a child. He claimed that "sometimes things happen" and that the conflict between the US and Iran was not currently a war. This response drew criticism from Democrat Ro Khanna, who called it "gaslighting". Iranian authorities have reported thousands of deaths from US and Israeli strikes in the ongoing conflict.
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