Vance says US, Israeli interests ‘diverge’ on some Iran issues

Vice President Vance on Monday acknowledged divergent U.S. and Israeli interests on the way forward in the Middle East, amid public disputes between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rising concern about Israel spying in America. 

“The Israelis and I, excuse me, the Israelis and the United States, we have a lot of shared interests, but we also have some situations where our interests diverge,” Vance told Fox News’s Jesse Watters. 

Vance was responding to a question about Israeli espionage in the U.S. and Watters’ description of Israel “freelancing in Lebanon.” 

The New York Times reported last week that recent U.S. intelligence reports have raised concerns about Israeli spy agencies eavesdropping on American negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran. 

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