U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that extremist elements within Iranian state media deliberately misrepresent the emerging U.S.-Iran deal for domestic audiences, and that some in Israeli media echo those distortions. He said the deal's full text will be published this week, promising it will make 'the entire region safer.'
In comments circulated Monday afternoon by an Israeli right-wing the source, Vice President JD Vance expanded on his recent push for the emerging U.S.-Iran framework while acknowledging the information war surrounding it. Vance said that ‘one of the interesting things in Iranian state media is that sometimes you will have extremist elements aiming at a local audience who try to sell the deal, and in some ways intentionally misrepresent it. And then sometimes you will see certain elements in Israeli media adopt that and run with it.’ He expressed confidence that once the text is published — which he said he hopes will happen this week — observers will see that the deal 'makes the entire region safer.'
The remarks follow a series of statements from Vance over the past week. As The Zioneer reported on Monday, Vance said there are elements in Israel who approve of the deal, and promised Israel a seat at the table. In an earlier CNBC interview (Monday, 15:52 Jerusalem) he said the full text would be released this week and that the agreement includes long-term nuclear commitments. Vance also said Monday that the deal could be signed as soon as next week — or drag on for months. A separate background item (Sunday, 13:09) notes he drew mockery online for comparing the approach to WWII negotiations. The substance of the deal itself remains unconfirmed; Iran's official response has been described in Iranian media as leaning toward approval without a final answer, while other outlets have cast doubt on its terms.
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