Vance Says Iran Conflict Entering New Phase as Tehran Rebuilds Missiles

Vice President JD Vance says the US-Iran conflict will soon enter "a much different phase," days after Trump suggested hostilities would end after the November midterms. US officials report Iran has resumed ballistic missile production in underground facilities despite claimed strikes on its arsenal, and fired roughly 20 missiles at a US base in Jordan on September 8-9. Fighting has widened further, with a drone strike hitting Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and Vance confirming direct US contact with Yemen's Houthis, Saudi Arabia and the UAE — a documented regional escalation involving Israel's principal adversary with credible risk of broader conflict.