U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at a campaign rally at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 5, 2024. (Credit: Olivier Touron/AFP)
Since the signing in June of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran to end the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, JD Vance has established himself as one of the main defenders of the agreement within the Trump administration. Podcasts, interviews, public appearances: the U.S. vice president presents the text as the very embodiment of "America First" policy. This growing media exposure has also given him a platform to accuse certain members of Israel's government — his ally and partner — of wanting to sabotage diplomacy, manipulate U.S. public opinion, and prolong the war. In a nearly three-hour interview published July 15 on "The Joe Rogan Experience," he linked these accusations to the Jeffrey Epstein case, named for the sex offender and powerful financier who was found dead in custody in 2019....
Since the signing in June of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran to end the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, JD Vance has established himself as one of the main defenders of the agreement within the Trump administration. Podcasts, interviews, public appearances: the U.S. vice president presents the text as the very embodiment of "America First" policy. This growing media exposure has also given him a platform to accuse certain members of Israel's government — his ally and partner — of wanting to sabotage diplomacy, manipulate U.S. public opinion, and prolong the war. In a nearly three-hour interview published July 15 on "The Joe Rogan Experience," he linked these accusations to the Jeffrey Epstein case, named for the sex offender and powerful financier who was found dead in custody in...
