Pence Rips Trump Iran Deal as 'Plan to Make a Plan'
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- Mike Pence labeled President Trump's tentative U.S.-Iran deal a 'plan to make a plan' in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Sunday, June 21, 2026.
- Pence opened the op-ed by commending Trump for 'acting decisively' by launching a military campaign against Iran, before pivoting to slam the diplomatic agreement that followed.
- The Wall Street Journal is the venue Pence chose for the rebuke — an on-the-record op-ed rather than a cable-news appearance, where the criticism is preserved in print.
Why it matters: Pence, the former vice president who served under Trump, is using the Wall Street Journal op-ed page to call the sitting president's tentative Iran agreement a 'plan to make a plan' — a direct, on-the-record critique from a former No. 2 to the incumbent he once served.
