In a crucial debate, US Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz discussed key issues, focusing on the Middle East, climate change, and immigration. Both candidates hesitated to directly support a preemptive Israeli strike on Iran. Walz criticised Trump’s leadership, while Vance defended Trump’s foreign policy record. They addressed past misstatements and directed criticisms at their running mates, with Walz targeting Trump’s border wall failure and Vance criticising Harris’s handling of immigration.