{"text":[[{"start":9.75,"text":"JD Vance lashed out at the Israeli government over its criticism of Donald Trump’s agreement with Iran, warning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet not to attack Washington."}],[{"start":20.7,"text":"The US vice-president’s rebuke escalates the tension between the allies, which launched a war on Iran together but whose interests have since diverged. Netanyahu has faced a domestic backlash over Trump’s preliminary deal, which many in Israel consider a capitulation to Tehran."}],[{"start":37.849999999999994,"text":"“This does bother me,” Vance said on Thursday: “You’ve seen people within [Netanyahu’s] cabinet who have come out and attacked the deal, and in some ways very personally attacked the president of the United States.” "}],[{"start":50.099999999999994,"text":"Vance said his message to Netanyahu’s cabinet was that it ought to remember that the US is one of Israel’s few allies with global influence and the country receives the majority of its weapons via Washington."}],[{"start":62.14999999999999,"text":"“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,” Vance said."}],[{"start":70.6,"text":"“Over the last three months, two-thirds of the defensive weapons that have protected your homeland have been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars . . . anybody in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the president of the United States needs to wake up and smell the reality.”"}],[{"start":89.05,"text":"Vance excluded Netanyahu from the criticism. But in an interview with the New York Times on Thursday, the vice-president called out far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and ultranationalist finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, who have disparaged the memorandum of understanding signed by Washington and Tehran."}],[{"start":109.6,"text":"“I guess my response to them would be: What is your exact proposal?” the vice-president said, adding: “You can’t just kill your way out of solving every single national security problem that you have.”"}],[{"start":122.1,"text":"On Thursday night, Vance’s office said his plans to travel to Switzerland to participate in the talks with Iran were on hold. "}],[{"start":129.04999999999998,"text":"“As the vice-president said at his press conference, the plans for the upcoming technical talks have not been finalised, and the US delegation has been prepared to depart at the first available opportunity,” a spokesperson said. "}],[{"start":141.54999999999998,"text":"“But the logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable. As of now the vice-president is not departing tonight.”"}],[{"start":149.24999999999997,"text":"The first provision of the MoU, signed by Trump and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday night, says Washington, Tehran and their allies “declare the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon”."}],[{"start":164.94999999999996,"text":"Israel, which has been striking its northern neighbour as it fights the militant group Hizbollah, is not a party to the MoU. Israel and Lebanon have held talks mediated by US secretary of state Marco Rubio."}],[{"start":177.69999999999996,"text":"Smotrich on Monday posted on X that the Israel Defense Forces needed “full freedom . . . to continue pushing Hezbollah away”. He wrote: “The agreement with Iran is bad for Israel and for the entire free world. Period.”"}],[{"start":191.49999999999997,"text":"The conflict between Israel and Hizbollah had at various points threatened the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran that had been in place since April 8 and almost derailed the interim deal."}],[{"start":203.49999999999997,"text":"Trump on Thursday posted on Truth Social: “The United States is committed to PEACE, and we encourage everyone in the Middle East Region to maintain their commitment to allowing our negotiations to beautifully unfold . . . We expect a complete Ceasefire on all fronts, including Lebanon, Hezbollah, and Israel.”"}],[{"start":223.44999999999996,"text":"On Wednesday he had expressed frustration with the Israeli prime minister during remarks at the G7 summit."}],[{"start":230.29999999999995,"text":"“We have a little dispute over Lebanon,” he said in Évian-les-Bains. “And I say, ‘you can do a little softer touch, Bibi. You don’t have to knock down a building every time somebody walks into it that’s from Hizbollah’.”"}],[{"start":242.59999999999997,"text":"Ahead of the deal’s announcement on Sunday, Trump condemned an Israeli strike on Beirut, saying it “should not have happened”. The president suggested it was an overreaction to an attack from Hizbollah that “was very small and meaningless”. "}],[{"start":256.54999999999995,"text":"Vance on Thursday said: “The Israelis, just like everybody else, have to respect this peace process that is fundamentally good for them and good for the entire region.”"}],[{"start":273.45,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1781837060_5633.mp3"}