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Vance reportedly knocked PM in difficult phone call for overselling chances of Iran regime change
The Times of Israel ^ | March 27, 2026 | Staff

Posted on 03/27/2026 1:36:12 PM PDT by Trump20162020

US Vice President JD Vance held a tense phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week, in which he chided the premier for making overly optimistic predictions about the war in Iran, Axios reports.

Vance took Netanyahu to task over how likely the latter said regime change would be, the outlet reported.

“Before the war, Bibi really sold it to the president as being easy, as regime change being a lot likelier than it was. And the VP was clear-eyed about some of those statements,” a US official tells Axios, using Netanyahu’s nickname.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran; Israel
KEYWORDS: epicfury; iran; israel; jdvance; vance

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1 posted on 03/27/2026 1:36:12 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

Axios=needs a large dose of salt.


2 posted on 03/27/2026 1:38:35 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: Trump20162020

IF legit name names.. stop playing the Joe Lent’s continued project funded by dark money ‘i am a victim’ con.


3 posted on 03/27/2026 1:40:17 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Matthew 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, .......)
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To: Trump20162020
I don't know what else can be done except regime change.
Just kill everyone remotely attached to the old regime.

4 posted on 03/27/2026 1:40:58 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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US Vice President JD Vance held a tense phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week, in which he chided the premier for making overly optimistic predictions about the war in Iran, Axios reports.

Might have been a lot easier if those 30,000 to 60,000 protestors killed by the regime were still alive.

Had we not induced them to protest before we had our attack ready, they might still be alive. Trump should have made it clear that our attack would be coming in weeks, instead of leaving the impression that it would happen immediately.

5 posted on 03/27/2026 1:41:20 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Trump20162020
Rubio is looking for like a statesman.

Vance is an empty suit.

6 posted on 03/27/2026 1:42:48 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Trump20162020

Let’s have an argument!

Over something!

Because, well, you know …


7 posted on 03/27/2026 1:44:02 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Not all 2,000,000,000 muslims want to murder me. But 200,000,000 probably do.)
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““Before the war, Bibi really sold it to the president as being easy, as regime change being a lot likelier than it was.”

Embarrassing if true. Basically that would be the administration whining that “Bibi was wrong”, “we thought it would all go just as he said”.

IF true, that would be a very childish defense for any American administration to make.


8 posted on 03/27/2026 1:44:04 PM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: Trump20162020
If we were relying on Israeli representations as to the possibility of regime change in Iran, then we were fools.

But that is an "if", though.

9 posted on 03/27/2026 1:46:35 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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Embarrassing if true. Basically that would be the administration whining that “Bibi was wrong”, “we thought it would all go just as he said”.

IF true, that would be a very childish defense for any American administration to make.

Absolutely.

10 posted on 03/27/2026 1:48:09 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Marco is starting to look the better choice for 28. Just saying.


11 posted on 03/27/2026 1:48:52 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (The Bible speaks truth! Don't believe it, you do so at your own peril. You'd better be right!!)
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I agree. Marco is actually the grownup.

12 posted on 03/27/2026 1:51:36 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: DiogenesLamp

*Assuming* that 30k to 60k story is true. Remember there was a massive amount of “fake it till you make it” propaganda everywhere that the Israelis admit to orchestrating. A huge effort to fluff up the Shah’s son was pushed everywhere. The atomic bomb threat became the missile threat...

Like all wars, this one came with a bunch of lies and propaganda.


13 posted on 03/27/2026 1:52:00 PM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: Trump20162020

The new version of The Apprentice:

Off to Allah’s nanny goats!


14 posted on 03/27/2026 1:53:48 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Trump20162020

AXIOS?
Anonymous sources always quoted, total made up slop to excite TDS’ers.


15 posted on 03/27/2026 1:53:52 PM PDT by antceecee ( )
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To: clee1

Knocked?

As in, “Knocked-Up”?


16 posted on 03/27/2026 1:54:40 PM PDT by Bikkuri (Whomever thought China and India were ever going to be serious allies hasn’t been paying attention..)
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To: DiogenesLamp

Likewise, the Iranian propaganda has been epic. It’s actually near impossible for any of us to know the truth here. But it won’t come from DC, Tel Aviv, or Tehran....

All are equally deceitful.


17 posted on 03/27/2026 1:55:34 PM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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Embarrassing if true. Basically that would be the administration whining that “Bibi was wrong”, “we thought it would all go just as he said”.
IF true, that would be a very childish defense for any American administration to make.

I disagree. Israel is known to have the best intelligence in the world.

18 posted on 03/27/2026 1:56:12 PM PDT by norcal joe
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
It's actually the other way around.

Rubio is "an errand boy ... sent by grocery clerks to collect a bill."

His career as a credible political figure ended at this moment in 2016:

'There it is -- the memorized 25-second speech!'

That is the personification of an empty suit.

19 posted on 03/27/2026 1:57:09 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (If I leave here, it’s because I’m tired of arguing with geriatric parrots wearing MAGA hats.)
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To: Trump20162020

Regime change is NEVER easy, unless you kill off their entire leadership which can as we can see, easily replaced with other cockroaches..you cant have regime change without boots on the ground which is OUT OF THE QUESTION


20 posted on 03/27/2026 1:57:37 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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