Vice President JD Vance spoke candidly with The New York Times’ Ross Douthat this week about how pro-Israel factions are criticizing the Iran deal with the U.S., saying at one point Israel couldn't "kill" its way out of its problems."You've seen people in their system — [Itamar] Ben-Gvir and [Bezalel] Smotrich — who've attacked the deal.And I guess my response to them would be: What is your exact proposal? You're a country of 9 million people," he said in the interview posted Thursday.
"You can't just kill your way out of solving every single national security problem that you have."The U.S.and the Iranian regime have crafted a new Memorandum of Understanding to re-open the Strait of Hormuz and address the Islamic regime’s nuclear program.
Critics say the arrangement echoes the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal — which President Donald Trump has long derided — by granting Tehran economic concessions before securing permanent restrictions, while supporters argue it is the most practical way to prevent a wider Middle East war and a potentially devastating shock to the global economy."I don’t think this deal is popular in Israel right now.I don’t think you’re an especially popular figure in Israel today," Douthat said, asking whether he agrees with the growing perception that there is a misalignment between the interests of the U.S.
and Israel.EX-COUNTERTERRORISM CHIEF SAYS TRUMP MUST RESTRAIN ISRAEL BEFORE HE CAN DECLARE VICTORY IN IRANVice President JD Vance has done several high-profile interviews as he promotes his new book.(Alex Brandon, Pool/AP Photo)"Well, what I'd say here is that it's clear that large segments of the Israeli political system and population are very sensitive about this deal, but I also think they're picking up on some misinformation about the deal and running with it and panicking about it," Vance said.
"And I fundamentally believe this deal will be good for the entire region and for the world.That includes, of course, the Isr...