{"id":22049,"date":"2026-06-19T03:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T03:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wake-up-and-smell-the-reality-vance-excoriates-israeli-critics-of-iran-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T03:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T03:36:08","slug":"wake-up-and-smell-the-reality-vance-excoriates-israeli-critics-of-iran-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wake-up-and-smell-the-reality-vance-excoriates-israeli-critics-of-iran-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wake up and smell the reality\u2019: Vance excoriates Israeli critics of Iran deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-06-19T05:00:00+10:00\">June 19, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 5:00am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"24.58310626703\">\n<p><strong>Seattle:<\/strong> US Vice President JD Vance has excoriated Israeli criticism of the American-led peace deal with Iran, saying President Donald Trump is the only world leader who is still sympathetic to Israel, and that critics need to &ldquo;wake up&rdquo; to the country&rsquo;s friendless reality.<\/p>\n<p>The comments represent an extraordinary rebuke of widespread Israeli sentiment from a sitting vice president, and come amid broader strains between the close allies as Trump brings the Iran war to an end.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.157%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/483118d20709f31d0e2ca50d9728c9a932ace50f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.157%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/483118d20709f31d0e2ca50d9728c9a932ace50f 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.157%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/483118d20709f31d0e2ca50d9728c9a932ace50f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.157%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/483118d20709f31d0e2ca50d9728c9a932ace50f 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US Vice President JD Vance said  Donald Trump was the only world leader still sympathetic to Israel.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.157,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/483118d20709f31d0e2ca50d9728c9a932ace50f\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.157%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/483118d20709f31d0e2ca50d9728c9a932ace50f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.157%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/483118d20709f31d0e2ca50d9728c9a932ace50f 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>US Vice President JD Vance said  Donald Trump was the only world leader still sympathetic to Israel.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Briefing journalists at the White House, Vance was asked about reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was shocked and privately fuming about the memorandum of understanding that the US signed with Iran &ndash; to which Israel was not a party.<\/p>\n<p>Vance &ndash; who takes a more isolationist approach to foreign policy, including the US&rsquo;s relationship with Israel &ndash; said the characterisation of Netanyahu as angry was &ldquo;not reflective of the conversations that I&rsquo;ve had with him&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>But he noted remarks by several far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, such as Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, who have attacked the deal as &ldquo;bad for Israel and the entire free world&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Ben-Gvir said Israel was not a subordinate of Washington and was not bound by Trump&rsquo;s agreement, and vowed that the country would not withdraw troops from Lebanon. Netanyahu has also pledged that troops will remain.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My message to them would be twofold,&rdquo; Vance said of the Israeli critics. &ldquo;Number one, Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time, and he happens to be the head of state of the world&rsquo;s superpower.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world. Bibi [Netanyahu], to his credit, has not gone down this path.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"22.504331087584\">\n<p>&ldquo;The other thing that I would say is that over the last three months, two-thirds of the defensive weapons that have protected your homeland have been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2741%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9afc01096b6948970601cbcb47135a1c96b37d68, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2741%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9afc01096b6948970601cbcb47135a1c96b37d68 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2741%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9afc01096b6948970601cbcb47135a1c96b37d68, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2741%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9afc01096b6948970601cbcb47135a1c96b37d68 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Donald Trump addressing the G7 in France after US officials released the text of the deal with Iran.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.2741,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/9afc01096b6948970601cbcb47135a1c96b37d68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2741%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9afc01096b6948970601cbcb47135a1c96b37d68, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2741%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9afc01096b6948970601cbcb47135a1c96b37d68 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;The problem for Israel is not Donald J. Trump, and anybody in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the president of the United States needs to wake up and smell the reality of the situation that country is in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance then left the podium and did not answer further shouted questions. Earlier, he told <em>The New York Times<\/em> that he was bemused by the &ldquo;weird panic&rdquo; and &ldquo;freakout&rdquo; happening in Israel regarding the deal, arguing it was not grounded in the facts.<\/p>\n<p>The MoU with Iran, which Trump signed at Versailles on Wednesday night (French time) after a meeting of G7 world leaders, ends the military conflict &ldquo;on all fronts&rdquo; and establishes a 60-day negotiating period for a final deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"27\">\n<p>It explicitly includes Lebanon, where Israel continued to launch air strikes on Thursday, killing three people, according to a Lebanese news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement ends the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and reopens the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days. It also immediately lifts US oil sanctions on Iran, and contemplates large-scale sanctions relief &ndash; as well as hundreds of billions of dollars in investment and reconstruction funds &ndash; if Iran complies with its obligations under a final deal.<\/p>\n<p>Gulf countries have broadly welcomed the deal, with Qatar calling it an &ldquo;important step towards consolidating sustainable peace and promoting economic growth regionally and internationally&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Vance referenced Arab support as he defended the deal at the White House, saying they believed it would be &ldquo;an amazingly transformative thing for the region&rdquo;, unlike the 2015 Iran nuclear deal signed by Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"26.329545454545\">\n<p>The vice president reiterated that American tax dollars would not go to Iran &ldquo;under any circumstances&rdquo;, even as part of a $US300 billion ($425 billion) reconstruction fund the US has agreed to help facilitate under the MoU.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They don&rsquo;t get anything unless they change their behaviour,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;You really have a win-win situation for the United States &hellip; we have all the cards.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/95df44b636a1712b5ca335108e28847e241e98b9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/95df44b636a1712b5ca335108e28847e241e98b9 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/95df44b636a1712b5ca335108e28847e241e98b9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/95df44b636a1712b5ca335108e28847e241e98b9 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Damage from Israeli air strikes earlier in June near the Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.091,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/95df44b636a1712b5ca335108e28847e241e98b9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/95df44b636a1712b5ca335108e28847e241e98b9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/95df44b636a1712b5ca335108e28847e241e98b9 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Damage from Israeli air strikes earlier in June near the Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asked about Israel&rsquo;s ongoing attacks in Lebanon and whether they could torpedo the entire deal, Vance said he did not want to discuss hypotheticals, but Trump&rsquo;s expectation was that everyone, including Israel, would work together to make the deal a reality.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also cajoled Netanyahu over Lebanon, counselling the Israeli leader that &ldquo;you don&rsquo;t have to knock down buildings in Beirut&rdquo; to combat Hezbollah, and that Israel should &ldquo;behave better&rdquo;. He has also suggested Syria should take on Hezbollah instead of Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"20.833333333333\">\n<p>The US and Israel launched the Iran war together on February 28, and aimed to fulfil Netanyahu&rsquo;s long-held ambition of destroying the Iranian regime. But the regime survived, and the resulting peace process has exposed divisions between the two allies, with Trump admitting to calling Netanyahu &ldquo;f&mdash;ing crazy&rdquo; on a call.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_432%2C$y_41\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/58fa8ea66b87e7f6d8d647dcb7285d5c39c1731c14b27cb0a8991b8f0d5bafec, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_432%2C$y_41\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/58fa8ea66b87e7f6d8d647dcb7285d5c39c1731c14b27cb0a8991b8f0d5bafec 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_432%2C$y_41\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/58fa8ea66b87e7f6d8d647dcb7285d5c39c1731c14b27cb0a8991b8f0d5bafec, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_432%2C$y_41\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/58fa8ea66b87e7f6d8d647dcb7285d5c39c1731c14b27cb0a8991b8f0d5bafec 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Donald Trump.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_1,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_432,%24y_41\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/58fa8ea66b87e7f6d8d647dcb7285d5c39c1731c14b27cb0a8991b8f0d5bafec\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_432%2C$y_41\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/58fa8ea66b87e7f6d8d647dcb7285d5c39c1731c14b27cb0a8991b8f0d5bafec, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_432%2C$y_41\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/58fa8ea66b87e7f6d8d647dcb7285d5c39c1731c14b27cb0a8991b8f0d5bafec 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Meanwhile, Iran&rsquo;s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, issued a new statement saying he had granted Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian his blessing to sign the agreement despite his own opposition to it on principle.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made the deal &ldquo;out of desperation&rdquo;, Khamenei said. 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