JD Vance claims US is at war with Iran’s nuclear program, not Iran

Vice-president declines to double down on Trump's stance that Iran's nuclear sites were totally destroyed

JD Vance has said the US is not at war" with Iran - but is with its nuclear weapons program, holding out a position that the White House hopes to maintain over the coming days as the Iranian regime considers a retributive response to Saturday's US strike on three of its nuclear installations.

In an interview Sunday with NBC News' Meet the Press, the US vice-president was asked if the US was now at war with Iran.