Vice President JD Vance is pushing back forcefully against growing criticism in Israel over the recently signed U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, arguing that fears surrounding the agreement are based on misinformation and a lack of trust in the United States.

In an interview with The New York Times, Vance said he finds the reaction in Israel to be “a little bit odd,” insisting that the United States has earned the trust of both Israel and the broader region through years of support and cooperation.

“I find this whole freakout in Israel a little bit odd because I think that it comes from a place of mistrust,” Vance said. “I think that America has earned the trust of that region of the world.”

Vance, who has become one of the administration’s leading defenders of the agreement, argued that critics assume any benefit provided to Iran will come without changes in Iranian behavior.

“There is this weird panic almost in the Israeli system that I’ve picked up on where they assume that everything that is contemplated that is good for Iran will happen, but that will happen without the Iranians changing any behavior,” he said. “I just don’t know why anybody would think that’s true.”

The vice president acknowledged that large segments of Israel’s political system and population remain deeply concerned about the agreement, but maintained that many critics are reacting to what he described as misinformation about its terms.

“It’s clear that large segments of the Israeli political system and population are very sensitive about this deal,” Vance said. “But I also think they’re picking up on some misinformation about the deal and running with it and sort of panicking about it.”

Vance also challenged Israeli critics who argue that the agreement strengthens Iran, asking what alternative they would propose.

“What is your exact proposal?” he said. “You can’t just kill your way out of solving every single national security problem that you have”.

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