Overview
- On Wednesday Vice President JD Vance told Joe Rogan he believes “certain elements within the Israeli government” are running a discreet, well‑funded digital campaign to undermine U.S. negotiations with Iran.
- Time reported that Foreign Agents Registration Act filings tie an Israeli contract to Brad Parscale’s Clock Tower X and Havas, saying Israel agreed to pay Clock Tower X about $1.5 million per month to run digital activity that included paid influencers.
- Drop Site News published a report saying Iran privately warned Vance that Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were profiting from negotiation-linked inside knowledge, but the White House formally denied any such message was transmitted to U.S. officials.
- Vance also told Rogan he rejects the idea that foreign influence dictates U.S. policy, defended his negotiating role, and said paid online attacks against him should “go to hell.”
- The competing influence and profiteering allegations raise political pressure on the June 17 memorandum’s 60‑day technical window and could complicate verification, sanctions sequencing, market confidence, and public support for any deal.