Current sectionU.S. NewsAnalysis In the Trump administration's early months, Vance bridged the GOP's foreign-policy divide. Now he's touting 'victory' in Iran, and his target has turned to NetanyahuShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen SamuelsWashington07:55 PM • June 17 2026 IDTWASHINGTON – U.S. Vice President JD Vance, for better or worse, has indisputably become the face of the Trump administration's diplomatic efforts with Iran – whether promoting the still-not-understood memorandum of understanding or publicly asserting that U.S. and Israel's interests are divergent.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel - U.S.Iran - U.S.JD VanceBenjamin Netanyahu2026 Israel-Iran WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIDF-LebanonGaza FlotillaAIPAC's PlaybookIsrael FlightsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Police Chief Questioned Under Caution on Suspicion of Witness HarassmentIsrael Summons Belarusian Envoy Over Lukashenko's Gaza Holocaust CommentKnesset Grants Likud MK Immunity After She Exposed Identity of Shin Bet AgentToronto Police Link Gun-for-hire Networks to Shootings at Synagogues, ConsulateMeet Al Shami, the Syrian Singer Giving Voice to Arab Gen ZRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the Occupation