{"id":499516,"date":"2026-06-18T18:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/499516\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T18:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:33:14","slug":"vp-jd-vance-says-iran-gets-nothing-from-mou-without-altered-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/499516\/","title":{"rendered":"VP JD Vance says Iran gets nothing from MoU without altered behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Vice President JD Vance excoriated Israeli critics<\/a> of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), warning Thursday, “I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world.”<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters from the White House, Vance said that President Donald Trump was “the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time,” and chastised Israeli cabinet members that the majority of the Jewish State’s defensive weapons were provided through US funding.<\/p>\n

“The problem for Israel is not Donald J. Trump and anybody in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the President of the United States needs to wake up and smell the reality of the situation that the country is in,” Vance said.<\/p>\n

\"U.S.U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2026. (credit: REUTERS\/Eric Lee)<\/p>\n

However, the vice president asserted that Israel still has the right to defend itself regarding the ceasefire with Lebanon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Fundamentally, \u00a0the Israelis, just like everybody, have to respect this peace process that is fundamentally good for them and for the entire region,” \u00a0he said.<\/p>\n

“What the president gets a little frustrated<\/a> with sometimes is that we seem to be right on the cusp of a major breakthrough in the agreement, and then all of a sudden, there’s a major explosion that goes off in a civilian population center in Beirut, and a lot of people who have nothing to do with Hezbollah lose their lives. That is not acceptable; that is the sort of thing we’ve asked for closer coordination to ensure that doesn’t happen.”<\/p>\n

Two-month period of ceasefire starts today, Vance says<\/p>\n

Vance<\/a> said the 60-day window laid out in a memorandum of understanding approved by President Donald Trump and Iranian leaders begins on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“I would say the 60-day period officially started today,” Vance told reporters at a White House briefing.<\/p>\n

The vice president hit out at critics of the MoU, stating that the deal ensures that Iran must change its behavior before getting any benefits.<\/p>\n

“What is the benefit that the Iranians get that they didn’t have before? The answer is nothing. If they don’t change their behavior, they don’t get the benefit of the bargain,” he said.<\/p>\n

“The idea that the Iranians get all of these benefits before the deal is actually consummated is fundamentally a talking point that is issued by people who want the conflict to continue.”<\/p>\n

“The simple fact is that the only way the Iranians get any of those resources, not a single penny, by the way, from the U.S., under any circumstances, is if they comply fully and change their behavior,” he said.<\/p>\n

Vance also said that Iran would likely not be able to rebuild its nuclear program for years.<\/p>\n

“You’re talking about billions and billions of nuclear infrastructure that the US destroyed. To rebuild that program, they would need a lot of money, and we have them in an economic chokehold right now that we’re not going to release until they fundamentally change their behavior.<\/p>\n

“That would mean a real inspections regime. That would mean a real enforcement regime. That would mean the destruction of their enriched stockpile.”<\/p>\n

He also asserted that, under the MoU, it will not be able to have missiles capable of “broadly threaten the entire world.”<\/p>\n

Trump administration will brief Congress on lifting Iran sanctions<\/p>\n

Vance added that the administration would soon brief the US Congress on the Iran deal, but said it was confident it could temporarily lift sanctions on Tehran without congressional approval.<\/p>\n

“We feel quite confident that we can temporarily lift those sanctions without going to Congress and seeking their approval on that,” Vance told reporters at the White House.<\/p>\n

“We think these technical negotiations are going to start sometime this weekend. That’s still the plan, but that could change,” Vance said at a White House briefing, adding that Iran is a hard country to get out of.<\/p>\n

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