Vance says Middle East was ‘desperately’ calling on US to broker a deal

Vance says Middle East was ‘desperately’ calling on US to broker a deal US Vice President JD Vance has defended the agreement between Washington and Tehran, rejecting suggestions that the United States is imposing a settlement on the region despite the deal containing provisions related to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The negotiations did not include representatives from either Israel or Lebanon, even though the agreement addresses issues linked to the fighting between the two sides. "This is a deal that the region has desperately asked the United States to put in place," Vance said.