US vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance faced off in a televised debate on Tuesday. It was the only scheduled debate between the two ahead of the US presidential election on November 5. The debate opened with a question on the Middle East, amid heightened fears that the region is on the brink of all-out war. Democratic nominee Walz said the US needed to keep a presence in the region and said he supported standing with Israel against Iran-backed proxies. The US needed “steady leadership” and allies understood that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was “fickle,” Walz s…