Vice President JD Vance Fails to Save Orbán and Secure Iran Peace Deal

Vance returned from a diplomatic tour marked by two high-profile failures.

He was dispatched to Hungary to bolster Orbán's campaign and then to Islamabad to negotiate with Iran.

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Orbán conceded defeat after 16 years in power despite an all-out effort by Trump's administration.

The 21-hour Iran talks ended without an agreement.

Vance delivered the bad news that we did not reach an agreement.

Trump responded by announcing a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Vance's intervention in Hungary was widely mocked as the Vance curse.

Orbán's 16-year government ended in a historic landslide.

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Vance had lashed out against the EU for foreign election interference.

The Tisza party won a two-thirds majority.

European far-right parties are increasingly distancing themselves from Washington.

The 21-hour Iran peace talks ended without an agreement.

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Vance said we need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon.

Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The blockade was described as a high-risk military escalation.

Vance was the most vocal opponent of the war but led the talks.

Vance's vision for the world was failing spectacularly.

He blew through longstanding conventions by interfering in allies' elections.

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Hungarians had grown tired of Orban's illiberal democracy.

Vance had attained real ownership over the results of a fraught war.

USA Today summarized the weekend as a whirlwind of failure.