### [2026-06-18](/feed/2026/06/18/index.md)

##### 2026 Iran war
# Trump's deputy, Vance, criticizes members of the government of Israel who attack his recent agreement with Iran and the president personally, saying that Trump is the only head of state in the world currently in solidarity with Israel, and that they must remember that during the last three months, two-thirds of the defensive weapons that protected Israel were made by Americans and paid for by taxpayers. 




### Sources:

1. [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-iran-israel-threats-trump-b2998597.html)

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