Vance Says US Seeks Iran Nuclear Deal, as Israel Named Top Counterintelligence Threat
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 9
Vance Says US Seeks Iran Nuclear Deal, as Israel Named Top Counterintelligence Threat
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 9
Summary
JD Vance said the US will pursue an Iran agreement based on American interests even if Israel disagrees, arguing Washington’s core goal is to prevent Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon.
US intelligence concerns have sharpened that split: reports said Israeli surveillance targeted American negotiators including Steve Witkoff and Elbridge Colby, and the Pentagon elevated Israel to a top counterintelligence threat.
Vance said military action remains possible if talks fail, but added Iran is now putting “real things” on the table and does not want the war to continue.
The remarks follow a weekend flare-up between Israel and Iran—their first direct exchanges since an early April US-brokered ceasefire—and a reported Trump-Netanyahu clash over Israeli operations in Lebanon.
Vance cast a deal as achievable if backed by a tougher inspections regime than the Obama-era accord, calling a verified settlement a major win for the US.