Trump Backs Vance on Iran, Reveals Putin and Xi Meetings This Week

US President Donald Trump said Vice President JD Vance's remarks on Iran displeased many, but added he was not among them. Trump defended the strikes on Iran, calling them among the best actions ever taken. Trump stated Vance was right except for one point, suggesting he should have asked if he would repeat the action, answering yes. He argued Iran would "blow up the world" if it obtained nuclear weapons, claiming Washington saved the Middle East and Israel. Vance had blamed the Iran war for the Republican Party's midterm defeat, citing inflation and living costs, and urged a swift end to the conflict. Trump also revealed he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin this week at the APEC summit in China, covering nuclear disarmament and ending the Iran war.