US Vice President Vance on Thursday accused Israel of “near-strange panic” and overreacting to the US-Iran agreement, saying critics assume every conceivable outcome will favor Iran despite the pact’s text. Israeli politicians across the spectrum say the deal fails to address Iran’s nuclear and ballistic-missile programs and would limit Israeli operations against Hezbollah. Vance said this reflects a lack of trust in the US, singled out far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, a

US Vice President Vance on Thursday accused Israel of “near-strange panic” and overreacting to the US-Iran agreement, saying critics assume every conceivable outcome will favor Iran despite the pact’s text. Israeli politicians across the spectrum say the deal fails to address Iran’s nuclear and ballistic-missile programs and would limit Israeli operations against Hezbollah. Vance said this reflects a lack of trust in the US, singled out far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, and asked what specific alternatives they propose, adding a country of about 9 million cannot resolve every security issue by “continual killing.”