WASHINGTON -- Israel's recent strikes on Iranian nuclear and political targets have the potential to embroil the U.S. in a new Middle East war, derailing efforts by Vice President JD Vance and his Trump administration allies to reduce American involvement in the region and Ukraine to focus on China.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby have called for reduced U.S. involvement in Ukraine and the Middle East. (Source photos by Reuters and Ken Moriyasu)
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