Will Israel sabotage the Iran deal? Will Trump allow it?

Will Israel sabotage the Iran deal? Will Trump allow it?

Author: Ben Norton June 22, 2026 Duration: 19:58
The USA and Iran are holding negotiations to end the war, but Tehran condemned Washington for violating the agreement, because Israel keeps attacking Lebanon. US Vice President JD Vance appeared to criticize Israel, but Ben Norton explains the deep hypocrisy of the United States, which is still giving Netanyahu billions of dollars of weapons and military aid. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wogLemf3er4 Topics 0:00 Talks between USA & Iran 0:35 Iran says US violates agreement 1:50 Will Israel sabotage Iran deal? 2:58 Israel needs US military support 4:12 JD Vance: US is Israel's only ally 5:04 (CLIP) JD Vance: US military aid 5:47 (CLIP) JD Vance on Israel 7:57 Put up or shut up 8:40 Billions in US aid to Israel 9:42 Military-industrial complex 11:03 Unsinkable aircraft carrier 11:48 Tails don't wag dogs 12:36 Trump warns of oil shortages 13:25 (CLIP) Trump: 4 weeks of reserves 14:07 Trump threatens Iran again 14:33 (CLIP) Fox News on Trump threats 15:14 Iran has more leverage 16:08 Israel's goals in Lebanon 17:28 Israel takes over Gaza 18:40 US sends more weapons to Israel 19:14 Hypocrisy 19:45 Outro

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