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News ID: 151880
Publish Date : 18 July 2026 - 00:40

Vance Admits Israeli Campaign to Derail Iran Talks

WASHINGTON (Dispatches) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance has publicly acknowledged that elements within the Israeli terrorist regime are funding a covert campaign to manipulate American public opinion and sabotage diplomatic efforts with Iran, confirming what critics have long cited about Tel Aviv’s outsized influence over U.S. foreign policy.
During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Vance cited a Time magazine investigation revealing that Israeli authorities had paid President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale to lead a high-budget digital influence operation targeting U.S. conservatives. Parscale’s firm Clock Tower X allegedly received $1.5 million monthly through the global ad agency Havas on behalf of Israel.
“There are some people within their system, we know beyond a shadow of a doubt, who are manipulating and trying to change American public opinion to keep the war going on indefinitely,” Vance stated. 
He described a “very discreet, extremely well-funded campaign” aimed at derailing negotiations with Iran and preventing a possible agreement.
Vance emphasized that the Israeli campaign was designed to extend the war without any clear objective. 
“Not toward any objective, but 

 
just indefinitely,” he told Rogan. The vice president also revealed that individuals connected to Israeli figures had orchestrated a campaign against him personally, including leaks to journalists and social media attacks, to undermine his push for a deal based on Trump’s guidelines.
“When I see there’s a literal foreign influence campaign being funded to tank the very deal I was pursuing, and many of the people receiving that money were attacking me in dishonest ways—my response is ‘go to hell,’” Vance declared.
The remarks come as tensions persist over the Strait of Hormuz. Vance acknowledged the futility of military pressure alone, stating, “You can bomb the Iranians and destroy some of their capabilities, but it’s easy to fire on ships in the strait, and we must be prepared for dialogue.”
He further insisted the United States “will not send 150,000 ground troops to achieve regime change” in Iran, effectively conceding the failure of Washington’s maximalist approach.
During the interview, Vance also commented on the Jeffrey Epstein case, suggesting the sex offender “seemed to be connected” to elements of the “Israeli deep state” as well as U.S. intelligence agencies.
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