NEW YORK (VINnews) — U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, who has recently drawn harsh criticism for allegedly humiliating Israel, experienced several humiliating moments himself on Sunday. From the Iranian delegation’s refusal to be photographed with him, to the deliberately dismissive and humiliating behavior of the Qatari representative,all of it taking place in front of the cameras.

The international standing of the United States reached a new low yesterday. The Vice President of the United States, second in line in the presidential succession after the leader of the free world, was “hit from all sides” at the Iran summit in Switzerland.

The first humiliation occurred when, shortly before the meeting, the Iranians announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a move that did not draw any American response, official or unofficial. The Americans decided to continue business as usual and enter the negotiations hall in Bürgenstock, while only Iranian ships would be allowed to pass through the strait.

In an unusual move, the American representatives decided to arrive first at the summit at the lakeside resort near Lake Lucerne, while everyone else waited for the Iranians. In diplomatic terms, it is customary that the stronger side enters the negotiating room last. The weaker side is the one that waits.

According to verified reports overnight, the U.S. coordinated with the Muslim mediators, Qatar and Pakistan, that a joint photo would be taken in the negotiating hall alongside the flags of the United States, Pakistan, Qatar, and Iran. This was agreed upon by the Iranians, who even brought their own photographers to document the meeting, the group photo, and possibly even a handshake.

However, when the Iranians arrived, after an awkward wait by the vice president of the world’s superpower, a drama unfolded in the hall when the Iranian foreign minister told the Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, that he could not remain in the room while the American representative was present. Footage released shows the shock on the face of Vice President Vance as he experiences the embarrassment in front of the cameras.

This was humiliation. No one in modern history has made America wait and beg for negotiations. This was the moment JD Vance should have returned to Washington. The Islamic regime did this on purpose. Trump, if you don’t understand politics, you should at least understand… pic.twitter.com/NVWAxr8NMH

— Amjad Taha أمجد طه (@amjadt25) June 21, 2026

But this was not the end of the humiliation for the United States and its vice president, J.D. Vance. While he was still recovering from the previous blow, the Qatari prime minister, Mohammed Al Thani, entered the hall.

Look how Qatar’s Prime Minister totally snubs and embarrasses VP Vance.

Qatar is an enemy state. It spits on American sovereignty and laughs at the naïveté of its leaders.

Time to treat Qatar like the Islamist hellscape dictatorship that it is.pic.twitter.com/5dMPbFXnsN

— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) June 21, 2026

Vance appeared pleased to greet a leader whose country had just donated a Boeing aircraft worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the U.S. president. However, instead of shaking hands with the vice president, the Qatari prime minister appeared to completely “skip over” Vance and ignore him as if he did not exist.

The vice president was seen trying to attract attention and exchanging a few words, but received a cold and distant response. The reason for this behavior remains unclear. Social media users expressed shock over what they described as a historic humiliation of the United States in front of the cameras.

“Instead of staying, Vice President J.D. Vance should have taken the message and left the moment the Iranians refused to be photographed. That’s what any self-respecting country would have done. Vance brought America’s global standing to a new low,” users on X concluded.