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Vance Responds to Israeli Critics of Trump’s Iran Deal

The vice president suggested that Israeli officials shouldn’t be attacking the country’s ‘only powerful ally’ left in the world.
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Vance Responds to Israeli Critics of Trump’s Iran Deal
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing at the White House on May 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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Vice President JD Vance warned Israeli critics of President Donald Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran, suggesting they should be appreciative of what the U.S. president has done.

During a June 18 press conference at the White House, Vance said that members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet should not attack the occupant of the Oval Office.

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Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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