Vice President J.D. Vance, the Trump administration's highest ranking isolationist,

makes his first major foray onto the world stage as America's top negotiator with Iran.

The high-risk, high-reward assignment expands his resume for higher office and raises his international profile.

The world is watching. And so are we.

How is Vance perceived and how does he set aside

his personal views of restraint while promoting President Trump's unyielding stance abroad?

That's coming up to Compass Points. I'm Lisa Desjardin. Nick Schifrin is away.

Vice presidents have long used appearances on the world stage to beef up their foreign policy

and national security credentials. And Vice President J.D. Vance is no different.

But what makes him unique is that he's the most prominent isolationist in the Trump administration.

His assignment leading talks to end the war with Iran puts him front and center on an issue

with enormous consequences for America and the world.

Joining us now to help us understand Vance's High Wire Act are

Heather Conley, a senior fellow at American Enterprise Institute.

Matthew Kranig is a senior director of the Atlantic Council's

Schoecroft Center for Strategy and Security.

Kurt Mills is the executive director of the American Conservative magazine.

And Jeffrey Rathke is the president of the American

German Institute. Thank you all for joining us. Now, as I said, Vice President Vance has landed

an incredibly high-stakes assignment here, no less than trying to end a war with a 47-year

American rival. After a day of talks, there was no deal about a day. That was no surprise.

But I want to ask you to quick start this conversation. How did he do? Heather?

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