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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

Vance issues stark warning to Israel over criticism of Iran peace deal

  • Vice President JD Vance warned Israeli officials to stop criticizing the Trump administration's peace deal with Iran, implying that continued dissent could jeopardize American military aid.
  • Vance asserted that President Donald Trump is Israel 's only sympathetic head of state and cautioned against attacking their sole powerful ally, highlighting that two-thirds of Israel's defensive weapons are U.S.-built and funded.
  • The warning came after far-right Israeli cabinet members criticized the 14-paragraph memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran.
  • The peace deal aims to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, provide significant sanctions relief, and up to $300 billion in investments for Iran's reconstruction, in exchange for Iran's pledge not to procure or develop nuclear weapons.
  • Vance's comments followed President Trump's recent criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his assertion that "there would be no Israel" without him.

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