Vice-president says Israeli cabinet members shouldn\u2019t attack the country\u2019s \u2018only powerful ally\u2019 left; Iran says it will impose fees on strait of Hormuz \u2013 key US politics stories from Thursday 18 June<\/p>\n
JD Vance has sharply rebuked Israeli government critics of the US deal with Iran, saying the cabinet members should remember that two-thirds of the defensive weapons that have protected Israel \u201chave been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars\u201d.<\/p>\n
The US vice-president, asked about a report that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fuming over the agreement, told reporters at the White House: \u201cIf I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left \u200cin the entire world.\u201d<\/p>\n
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