Vice President JD Vance "pushed back" in a recent high-level administration call, making the point that the United States shouldn't directly target Iran, according to a new exclusive report.
Reuters on Saturday published an article entitled "Exclusive: Israel seeks swift action on Iran, sources say, with a split U.S. administration," in which the outlet cites two sources in reporting that "Israeli officials have told the Trump administration they do not want to wait two weeks for Iran to reach a deal to dismantle key parts of its nuclear program and Israel could act alone before the deadline is up."
The report notes that the call came "amid a continuing debate on Trump's team about whether the U.S. should get involved."
"The two sources familiar with the matter said Israel had communicated their concerns to Trump administration officials on Thursday in what they described as a tense phone call," the report states. "A person in Washington familiar with the matter said Israel has communicated to the U.S. administration that it believes Trump's window of up to two weeks is too long and that more urgent action is needed."
The outlet then drops the tidbit about the vice president.
"During the call, Vice President JD Vance pushed back, saying the United States shouldn't be directly involved and suggesting that the Israelis were going to drag the country into war, said the sources," it reported. "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also participated in the call, said a security source. Reuters could not determine who else took part in the call."
The report notes that, "Vance has frequently criticized past U.S. involvement in conflicts, including Iraq and Afghanistan, but has lately defended Trump against Republican critics who urge the administration to stay out of the Iran conflict."
