US Vice President JD Vance told the New York Times he senses a peculiar panic within the Israeli system, in which officials assume that anything harmful to Israel that is being discussed will happen — without Iran having to change its behavior. Vance argued that the US has earned the trust of the region through years of strong support for Israel, and that the claim the emerging deal is a bad one is unsupported by the facts.
The comments come from an interview with the New York Times published Thursday afternoon — the latest in a series of public appearances by Vance defending the emerging agreement between the Trump administration and Iran before its full text is released.
Vance said he finds the wave of anxiety in Israel 'a bit strange' and attributes it to a lack of trust, arguing that the United States has 'earned' the trust of the region. 'We did a very good job for that particular country and that particular government,' he said, adding that the claim the US made a bad deal is 'not supported by the facts' and 'simply doesn't make sense given the depth and duration of the relationship.'
The interview adds to the administration's ongoing effort to frame the deal positively. As The Zioneer reported in recent days, Vance has previously criticized 'extremist Iranian media' for distorting the agreement and insisted no upfront cash is released to Tehran. The broader debate continues as commentators and analysts offer starkly different assessments of the terms, with the full text still classified and not yet published.
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