Iran Suspends US Talks After Israel Strikes Lebanon|Vance Warns Israel: Trump Is Your Only Ally|N18G

[00:00:01]Iran has suspended its entire 60-day negotiation period with the United States, citing Israeli attacks on Southern Lebanon as a direct breach of the first clause of the memorandum of understanding, less than 24 hours after the deal was electronically signed.

[00:00:17]The suspension was reported by Iran's state-linked Fars agency and Al Mayadeen.

[00:00:24]According to reports, Tehran said it will not fulfill its commitments under the memorandum unilaterally.

[00:00:30]Iran's negotiating delegation had been preparing to fly to Switzerland for the first round of formal talks before the suspension was announced.

[00:00:38]According to a statement released by Switzerland's foreign ministry, the US-Iran talks that had been planned for June 19th at the Bürgenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland will not take place.

[00:00:49]The White House said the plans for upcoming technical talks had not been finalized, and that Vice President J.D.

[00:00:54]Vance would not be departing on the night of June 18th. A spokesperson said the US delegation was prepared to depart at the first available opportunity, adding that the logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable.

[00:01:09]Meanwhile, Vice President Vance sharpened his tone against Israeli critics of the Iran deal at a White House press briefing on June 18th.

[00:01:18]>> Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time, and he happens to be the head of state of the world superpower. If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world.

[00:01:40]And the second message I would give to some of those cabinet members, Bibi, to his credit, has not gone down this path, but to some of these cabinet members in Israel who are attacking the president of the United States, the other thing that I would say is that over the last 3 months, 2/3 of the defensive weapons that have protected your homeland have been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars. The problem for Israel is not Donald J. Trump. And anybody in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the president of the United States needs to wake up and smell the reality of the situation that country is in.

[00:02:18]>> Vance's remarks reflected growing tensions between the two long-time allies.

[00:02:24]Israeli officials across the political spectrum, including allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have criticized the agreement, arguing it does not adequately address Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and would constrain Israeli military operations against the Hezbollah in Lebanon.

[00:02:42]Vance notably said Netanyahu himself had not gone down the path of personally attacking US President [music] Donald Trump, directing his rebuke at other cabinet members.

[00:02:52]Trump, for his part, tried to play down Israel's concerns at the G7 summit in France on June 17th, saying Netanyahu could use a softer touch in the fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon. His latest public rebuke of a partner in the very war the two countries launched together in February.

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