Vance Says Netanyahu Got Some Things Wrong as U.S.-Israel Interests Diverge Over Iran
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 10
Vance Says Netanyahu Got Some Things Wrong as U.S.-Israel Interests Diverge Over Iran
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 10
Summary
JD Vance said Benjamin Netanyahu has "certainly gotten some things wrong" in handling ties with Washington, though he declined to cite examples and still called the Israeli leader a good partner.
The vice president said U.S. and Israeli interests are not always aligned and that when they diverge, the Trump administration will choose what it sees as the interests of the American people.
Trump has recently pressed Netanyahu to understand that the president wants to drive negotiations with Iran himself, underscoring strain in a relationship long framed as close.
Those tensions have sharpened after Israel launched airstrikes on Beirut over the weekend, a move that led to Iranian retaliation against Israel and added pressure to U.S. regional diplomacy.