Politico: “The vice president has closely linked himself to the fragile peace talks. The political gamble’s risk came into sharper focus this week as the ceasefire unraveled and the U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iran, driving up oil prices and sparking new headaches for Republicans worried about the midterms.”“Vance more than any other politician has his fate tied to the Iran war, but aides and allies believe his early skepticism of the conflict and his public doubts that Tehran could be counted on to make peace will prove his saving grace should hostilities linger.”Said a GOP operative close to Vance: “It wasn’t necessarily strategic from him, but it did have the side effect of putting him in a good place politically. From a purely political perspective, all that really mattered was him being seen as attempting to bring the war to an end, while at the same time remaining loyal and aligned with the president.”