JD Vance sends warning to Israel as he defends Trump's Iran deal

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday delivered a stunning message to Israeli officials who have criticized the Trump administration’s controversial peace deal with Iran: Shut up or risk losing American military aid. Vance was wrapping up a briefing with members of the White House press corps when he was asked about an Axios report indicating that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been “fuming” over the agreement after other news outlets reported on criticisms of the 14-paragraph memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran offered by far-right Israeli cabinet members Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir as well as other Israeli officials. After first suggesting that Netanyahu had offered a more positive opinion of the deal in private conversations, he told reporters he is personally “bothered” by “people within Bibi's cabinet who have come out and attacked the deal, and in some ways very personally attacked the President of the United States.” Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations