Disagreements between US Vice President J.D. Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over diplomacy with Iran and the conduct of the conflict reportedly escalated into personal tensions, according to a report by Axios. Citing US and Israeli officials, Axios reported that friction between the two leaders had been building behind the scenes for several months. According to the report, Netanyahu was frustrated by Vance’s public criticism of Israeli policy, while Vance believed Netanyahu was allowing aides and allies in pro-Netanyahu media outlets in Israel and the United States to criticize him and undermine his political standing. Axios reported that Vance privately accused Netanyahu of attempting to derail a US-Iran memorandum of understanding and questioned the Israeli prime minister’s loyalty […]
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