US Vice President JD Vance said that Washington will continue the war in Iran "a little longer", with the goal of "neutralizing" the Islamic Republic for a "a very, very long time", the Times of Israel wrote.
Asked on the "Benny Show" podcast about the rise in gasoline prices due to the war, JD Vance said that the US has "implemented most of its military projects" and argues that it could even be said that the goals have actually already been achieved.
"The president is going to continue with this a little while longer to ensure that after we leave, we don't have to do this again for a very, very long time", says J.D. Vance.
It's a rare admission that US military achievements will not be permanent.
"This country threatens us in all these ways. They are still trying to build a nuclear weapon. We have to neutralize them for a very, very long time, and that's the goal," the US vice president added.
J.D. Vance acknowledged the rise in gas prices, but called it "a very temporary reaction to what will ultimately be a short-term conflict".
"We don't care if we stay in Iran for a year or two. We're doing our job. "We'll be out of there soon and gas prices will drop again," J.D. Vance said.