Vice President JD Vance becomes the face of America's negotiations with Iran

NPR | By Danielle Kurtzleben ,

Steve Inskeep

Published June 19, 2026 at 4:51 AM EDT

Vice President JD Vance is becoming the face of the next phase of negotiations with Iran.

Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.

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