Danon Says US Decided to Attack Iran, Israel Supported It

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said the United States decided to attack Iran and Israel supported the military effort, rejecting suggestions that Israel was responsible for the decision or rising oil prices. His comments came after Vice President JD Vance linked the Iran war and US ties with Israel to Republican losses in the midterm elections. In an interview with i24NEWS, Danon said the decision to attack Iran was made by the United States, adding that Israel supported the effort and considered it the right decision. He said it was unfair to connect rising prices, particularly oil prices, with Israel’s role in the conflict. Vance wrote on X that the war was the reason Republicans lost the midterms. He also cited cost-of-living concerns, calls to put America first and voters’ desire for a changed US relationship with Israel. Vance said those priorities came from a conversation with a pollster about why disaffected Republicans were voting for Democrats; the underlying polling was not presented in the reports. The election left Democrats in control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, according to the reports. Vance’s explanation was his...