Vance is expected to lead the US-Iran peace talks; his anti-war stance may help thaw diplomatic relations.

According to a report by AXIOS on March 27, US Vice President Vance is preparing to undertake the most important task of his career: leading the US effort to end the Iraq War. Notably, he has expressed reservations about launching a war from the outset. Vance has already spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu multiple times and has participated in indirect communications with Iran. He is expected to become the US chief negotiator in potential peace talks. According to US and Israeli sources, Vance is deeply skeptical of Israel's pre-war optimistic assessment of the war's trajectory and now anticipates the war will continue for several more weeks. Vance's advisors believe that some within Israel are trying to sideline the vice president, possibly because they perceive him as not tough enough. Israeli officials have denied this. White House officials stated that Vance's seniority in the government and his consistent opposition to endless overseas conflicts make him a more acceptable negotiator for the Iranians than Witkov and Kushner (who led the first two failed rounds of negotiations).