US Vice President JD Vance has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “certainly gotten some things wrong” in his dealings with Washington, but declined to elaborate on the disagreements in an excerpt of an interview released.
Asked whether Netanyahu had made mistakes in working with the United States on Iran, Vance told CBS in an interview scheduled to air in full on Sunday: “Look, he’s certainly gotten some things wrong.”
The vice president did not elaborate further, saying such discussions were “better left in private.”
Deep friction
Vance’s comments came amid heightened scrutiny in Israel over the relationship between Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump following a report by the Israeli newspaper Maariv that Trump berated the Israeli leader during a phone call earlier this month.
The newspaper reported that Trump called Netanyahu an “ungrateful bas****” over rising tensions in Lebanon and accused him of undermining negotiations with Iran.
Asked more broadly about Netanyahu’s handling of ties with Washington, Vance said the Israeli leader “aggressively asserts the interests of his country,” which sometimes align with those of the United States and sometimes do not.
