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President Trump reportedly cracking down on opposition to the emerging Iran deal, and is threatening to fire any administration officials who refuse to back an interim agreement.
By World Israel News Staff | June 15, 2026
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Vice President JD Vance has played a central role in shaping President Donald Trump’s increasingly critical view of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to an Israel Hayom report on tensions inside the White House over the emerging US-Iran agreement.
Israel Hayom reported Sunday that Trump has adopted a narrative promoted by Vance and other senior envoys involved in the Iran talks, according to which Netanyahu has been trying to derail the agreement through Israeli military action in Lebanon and Iran.
The report said Vance, US envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner have supported reaching a memorandum of understanding with Iran, arguing in part that the Iranian regime is unlikely to fall soon and that Gulf states, especially Qatar, have pushed for a deal.
By contrast, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and other officials have reportedly argued that Iran is weakening under economic pressure and that Washington should intensify pressure rather than ease sanctions.
“The debate has been settled. Those who oppose it may pay a personal price,” a senior US official told Israel Hayom, according to the report.
The report said Vance has continued to say publicly in White House briefings that Israel’s right to defend itself will be preserved, but has privately urged Trump to restrain Netanyahu after Israeli strikes that Washington feared could disrupt the Iran talks.
According to Israel Hayom, Vance has argued that Netanyahu is deliberately trying to sabotage the emerging deal. The report said Trump has accepted that view, contributing to harsher public and private criticism of the Israeli prime minister.
Trump’s anger burst into public view after an Israeli strike in Beirut that came shortly before the US and Iran were expected to sign an agreement.
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