Fresh tensions are emerging between Washington and Tel Aviv as Vice President JD Vance publicly pushed back against growing anxiety inside Israel over Donald Trump's Iran deal. Vance dismissed what he called a “weird panic” among Israeli officials and warned that Israel's biggest problem is not the U.S. president. Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed that Israeli forces would remain in southern Lebanon as long as security demands require it. The dispute has raised questions about whether continued operations in Lebanon could undermine Trump's carefully negotiated agreement with Tehran and expose new cracks in the U.S.-Israel relationship.

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has publicly rejected the U.S.-Iran ceasefire framework, saying Israel must keep acting against Iran-linked threats even if…

"I find this whole freakout in Israel a little bit odd because I think that it comes from a place of mistrust," says Vance.

US Vice President JD Vance has criticized Israel's strong reaction to a recent agreement between the US and Iran. Vance described the Israeli response as a 'weird panic' and…