JD Vance sharply rejects Israeli critics of US-Iran deal

Описание: Asked at the White House news briefing about a report that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fuming over the agreement, US vice ‌president JD Vance said he had not heard such comments from Netanyahu but criticised members of the Israeli leader's cabinet, who he said have opposed the deal and personally attacked Trump.

"My message to them would be twofold. Number one: Donald J Trump is the only head of ‌state in the entire ‌world who is sympathetic to the nation ⁠of Israel at this moment in time," Vance told reporters at the White House.

"If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world."

He said he would also remind those cabinet members that two-thirds of the defensive weapons that have protected Israel "have been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars".

Trump has repeatedly criticised longtime ally Israel, spiking tensions nearly four months after the two countries partnered to attack Iran.

The US provides Israel with roughly US$4 billion ($5.7 billion) in military assistance a year, but the two countries are negotiating a new aid agreement.

"The problem for Israel is not Donald J Trump and anybody in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the president of the United States needs to wake up and smell the reality of the situation that country is in," Vance said.

Netanyahu's office ⁠and Israel's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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