# Rubio backs blockade, Vance wants deal: Is Trump’s team split on Iran war? > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1003162 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Al Jazeera, Nov 11, 2026, 8:10 AM · Read it: Torn between military action and diplomacy, US appears to settle for drawn-out economic pressure campaign, blockade. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 8:09 AM: [Hegseth dismisses Vance’s criticism of Iran war]() — CNN (TV network, United States) - Nov 10, 2026, 3:46 PM: [A Trump-Vance Fissure]() — National Review (Magazine, United States) Being in a different place on a hugely important policy question is particularly treacherous for the VP. - Nov 11, 2026, 8:10 AM: [Rubio backs blockade, Vance wants deal: Is Trump’s team split on Iran war?]() — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar) Torn between military action and diplomacy, US appears to settle for drawn-out economic pressure campaign, blockade. - Nov 11, 2026, 11:06 AM: [Is The Iran War 'Effectively Over' As Trump Claims?]() — Forbes (Magazine, United States) On “Forbes Newsroom,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, the senior director of the FDD’s Iran Program, reacted to President Trump’s claim the war against Iran is “effectively over.”