JD Vance accuses Israel of ‘manipulating’ US public opinion to prolong war with Iran.

US Vice President JD Vance has accused some members of the Israeli government of trying to influence American opinion in order to prolong the war with Iran.

In an interview published Wednesday, Vance told conservative podcaster Joe Rogan that while he trusts some people in the Israeli government, there are others who are “using and trying to manipulate American public opinion to keep the war going indefinitely.”

The Israeli government did not immediately respond to Vance’s comments.

White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt said on Thursday: “I think the president would certainly agree that, yes, foreign countries will certainly try to sway American public opinion.”

Speaking about the Joe Rogan experience, Vance said that people in the Israeli government are trying to distance the United States from efforts to negotiate with Iran.

“I think you’ve seen this very intelligent and very well-funded campaign that’s trying to derail the negotiations and derail the deal,” he said, adding that there is “real evidence that some Israeli leaders hate the deal.”

The US reached an agreement with Iran last month, known as the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). It allowed formal negotiations to resume, including a now-abandoned 60-day ceasefire and a condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

However, stress on the beach They just moved on. And while Tehran has targeted US allies in the region, the US has stepped up its attacks on Iran.

Vance has been heavily involved in the negotiations with Iran – attending the Pakistan talks in April and traveling to Switzerland to sign the MOU in June.

Criticizing the US position, he told Joe Rogan that he was “not comfortable at all” with what he described as “certain elements of the Israeli government,” adding that “foreign governments are always trying and influencing the government.”

What worries me is that when Americans allow, that is, when American leadership allows, that influence affects their judgment and affects what they advocate.

The vice president’s recent criticism of Israel is the latest as the Trump administration tries to end the war through diplomatic negotiations and renewed military strikes.

In June, Israel’s political leaders, who mocked the US over its deal with Iran to extend a ceasefire between the two countries, urged them not to attack their “only powerful ally” left “anywhere in the world”.

The US and Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran in February, and Tehran responded by attacking Israel and its Gulf allies. The war has also spread to Lebanon.

Israel considers Iran a threat to its existence and wants the complete elimination of Iran’s nuclear and missile programs and regime change.

Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a measure to cut billions of dollars in US aid to Israel.

The motion failed by a vote of 314 to 104, with several Democrats seconding it – marking a shift in the party away from unequivocal support for Israel.