Vance Rebukes Israel

Vice President JD Vance sharply rebuked Israeli officials who criticized the Trump administration’s interim agreement with Iran, warning that Israel is increasingly isolated and should not antagonize Washington. Vance defended the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, which starts a 60-day process for negotiations over nuclear issues, and said President Donald Trump is “the only head of state” sympathetic to Israel at the moment. He told Israeli leaders they “can’t kill” their way out of every conflict and urged them to respect the peace process, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli critics objected that the deal fails to address Iran’s missile program and regional threats. The public clash deepened tensions between the two allies over Trump’s Iran diplomacy and over Israel’s military posture in Lebanon and the broader region.