A sharp disagreement has emerged between Vice President JD Vance and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following a tense phone call this week regarding the war with Iran, according to Axios.

U.S. officials say Vance challenged Netanyahu’s earlier assessments about how achievable regime change in Iran would be.

“Before the war, Bibi really sold it to the president as being easy, as regime change being a lot likelier than it was. And the VP was clear-eyed about some of those statements,” a U.S. official told Axios.

The report also points to growing unease in Washington, with one official accusing Israel of trying to sideline Vance as he plays a key role in ceasefire negotiations.

“It’s an Israeli op against JD,” the official said, though Axios notes there is no evidence of such claims.

Another senior official emphasized Vance’s central role in diplomacy:

“If the Iranians can’t strike a deal with Vance, they don’t get a deal. He’s the best they’re gonna get,” the official said.

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