United States Vice President JD Vance says some members of Israel’s government are trying to use US public opinion ⁠to prolong the war with Iran.

Mr Vance, in a podcast interview that aired on Wednesday, accused some members of the Israeli government of trying to sabotage negotiations with Iran by manipulating US public opinion a direct criticism of one of Washington’s closest allies.

The vice president made these remarks during an interview with US conservative podcaster Joe Rogan.

“There’s a literal foreign influence campaign being funded to tank the very deal that I was pursuing.

“You have seen this very discreet, extremely well-funded campaign to try to derail the negotiation and try to derail the deal,” he told Mr Rogan.