Vance drops a political bombshell: Israeli attempts to keep the Iran war going and influence Washington’s decision

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance leveled unprecedented accusations at officials within the Israeli government, saying some of them tried to influence American public opinion and push it to oppose an agreement reached by the United States aimed at ending the war with Iran.

Vance said he was “certain” that there were people in the Israeli government who worked to alter the course of U.S. policy because they wanted the military campaign to continue, noting that some actors within Israeli institutions sought to influence American public opinion in order to keep the war open “indefinitely,” as he put it.

The U.S. vice president stressed that his relations with a number of Israeli officials are good, but emphasized that attempts to influence U.S. policy by allies or adversaries are part of the nature of international relations, explaining that what concerns him is when such campaigns become a factor affecting decision-making inside the United States.

In response to a question about whether Washington would have entered the latest war with Iran without Israeli influence, Vance answered in the affirmative, arguing that the U.S. president holds a firm position on the need to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, a position he said he fully supports.