Vice President J.D. Vance recently denied that the U.S. and Iran were involved in a war, saying, "It's just like when Mommy and Daddy are having a little argument."

The most intense fighting between the two countries, in which Iran attacked several U.S. warships and the U.S. "kicked the living shit" out of three Iranian oil tankers (according to Pete Hegseth) was just a prelude to "Mommy and Daddy making up," and had no bearing on the predicted onset of massive famine and continuing damage to the world economy.