{"id":2641206,"date":"2026-08-05T21:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-downplays-netanyahu-meeting-over-iran-war-he-didnt-confront-me\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T21:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:22:43","slug":"vance-downplays-netanyahu-meeting-over-iran-war-he-didnt-confront-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-downplays-netanyahu-meeting-over-iran-war-he-didnt-confront-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance downplays Netanyahu meeting over Iran war: &#8216;He didn&#8217;t confront me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-downplays-netanyahu-meeting-over-iran-war-he-didnt-confront-me%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641206&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice president JD Vance addressed recent reports suggesting a tense meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, clarifying that their discussion was amiable and straightforward, with no confrontations. The meeting took place last week at Blair House, where Netanyahu reportedly discussed Vance\u2019s criticisms of Israel\u2019s government and its role in the US-Republican Party. Vance also noted earlier intense conversations, including a phone call in March, about Israel\u2019s optimism regarding Iran-related conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Vance has publicly scrutinized Israel\u2019s involvement in Iran negotiations,accusing its government of undermining ceasefire efforts and criticizing the US memorandum of understanding. Despite these disagreements, Vance emphasized that the US and Israel remain allies, even when their viewpoints differ, and highlighted that open and frank discussions are part of a healthy alliance.<\/p>\n<p>He also discussed his role in US-led Iran peace negotiations, stating he is committed to achieving a successful outcome despite the complex and sometimes unpredictable nature of diplomacy, acknowledging the road may be \u201cmessy.\u201d Vance indicated a willingness to take responsibility for the peace process, even if it involves setbacks, and recognized that Iran&#8217;s internal politics can complicate negotiations. he portrayed US-Israel relations as cooperative and obvious, with mutual respect despite occasional policy disagreements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> on Wednesday poured cold water on reports that a meeting between himself and Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"378\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> turned sour, saying there was no confrontation between the two leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking with Fox News\u2019s Laura Ingraham on <em>The Ingraham Angle<\/em>, Vance was asked about a sit-down with Netanyahu at Blair House, which was reportedly intended to clear the air after the vice president was critical of the prime minister\u2019s government, accusing elements of it of attempting to derail U.S.-Iran peace talks.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4677103\/vance-netanyahu-meeting-iran-war-confront\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance downplays Netanyahu meeting over Iran war: \u2018He didn\u2019t confront me\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4674992\/qatar-direct-talks-us-iran-negotiations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Qatar says direct talks between US and Iran haven\u2019t begun yet<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4674167\/rubio-venezuela-election-months-away\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio says Venezuelan elections are months away while slapping calls for \u2018instant\u2019 democratic transition<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe didn\u2019t confront me. We had a nice and frank conversation,\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting took place last week, and <em>Axios<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/30\/netanyahu-confronts-vance-over-his-criticism-of-israeli-government\">reported<\/a> that Netanyahu discussed Vance\u2019s criticism of the Israeli government and Israel\u2019s place in the Republican Party. In March, the pair also had an intense phone call in which the vice president said Netanyahu was far too optimistic about the possible outcomes of the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since becoming the leader of negotiations with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>, Vance has frequently scrutinized <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"219\">Israel<\/a>\u2018s role in the conflict. He has accused the Israeli government of undermining ceasefire agreements and promoting smear campaigns against him, as well as hitting back at Israeli criticism of the memorandum of understanding signed in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat is your exact proposal?\u201d the vice president said in an interview with the <em>New York Times<\/em> then.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re a country of 9 million people,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can\u2019t just kill your way out of solving every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-blasts-israeli-officials-over-iran-you-cant-just-kill-your-way-out\/\" title=\"... blasts Israeli officials over Iran: &#039;You can&#039;t just kill your way out&#039;\">single national security problem<\/a> that you have.\u201d That same day, he warned the Netanyahu government against \u201cattacking the only powerful ally that [it has] anywhere left in the entire world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, Vance explained that relationships with allies can be complex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIsrael has been a great partner,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re an ally of the United States of America. But like France or Britain or any other ally of the United States of America, we sometimes have differences of opinion, and I think that the American media is fascinated by this dynamic. \u2026 When our interests are aligned with Israel, we talk about how to accomplish those shared objectives. When my viewpoint is averse to the prime minister of Israel, we have a frank conversation about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance was also asked about how he became the face of peace talks with Iran. President Donald Trump previously said that if a deal with Iran fails, he will \u201cblame JD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf they want to make me own the effort to try to bring this war to a successful conclusion, I\u2019m happy to let them make me own it,\u201d he said. \u201cI am absolutely trying to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vice president said while he is happy to be the poster child for peace talks, they can often be complex, adding that it may be a messy road to a permanent deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat sometimes requires one step forward, two steps back, then three steps forward and one step back,\u201d Vance said of negotiations with Iran. \u201cI can certainly understand the American people are maybe looking at this and they say, \u2018Well, it seems like we\u2019re making progress, and then it seems like we\u2019re not.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4677059\/trump-iran-war-gas-prices-send-it-up\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4677059\/trump-iran-war-gas-prices-send-it-up\/\">TRUMP WARNS GAS PRICES COULD RISE AGAIN: \u2018WE MAY HAVE TO SEND IT UP\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance added that Iran can be \u201cdifficult\u201d and that there are people in its government who wish to see the war carry on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI do think that where we will ultimately land, it\u2019s going to be messy, and it\u2019s going to take some time to get there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance denies tension in Netanyahu meeting, calls it friendly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2641207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP25295525688040.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83752,83753,83751],"class_list":["post-2641206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-83752","tag-83753","tag-83751"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP25295525688040.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641206"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641210,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641206\/revisions\/2641210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}