Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-15 at 18:01

HEADLINES
Vance Downplays Israeli Influence Over Iran Policy
Time Reveals Israeli-Linked Donor Campaign Denouncing Ceasefire
Argentina Edges England Reaches World Cup Final

The time is now 6:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Vice President JD Vance downplayed Israel's alleged political influence on US policies in the Iran war while talking to Joe Rogan on the latter's podcast, broadcast on Wednesday. He said there is a lot of talk about how much the Israeli government is influencing American politics and pointed to instances where opponents of the deal within the Israeli government are cited as evidence. He referenced a Time magazine piece about a campaign funded by individuals tied to the Israeli government paying conservative influencers to push audiences to denounce the ceasefire with Iran. Vance described this as a discreet, well-funded effort to derail the negotiations and the deal, and he stressed that he would pursue Donald Trump’s objectives and put US interests first, insisting that foreign influence does not dictate US policy on Iran.

In Uplifting News, Argentina stuns England with dramatic late comeback to reach World Cup final. Enzo Fernandez changed England's weekend plans, and Lautaro Martinez booked Argentina in the World Cup final with the game-winner seven minutes later in a 2-1 comeback victory for the defending champions at Atlanta Stadium on Wednesday. Fernandez fired a rising missile deflected by England keeper Jordan Pickford, and a Messi assist set up a shot finished in the left corner by an Argentine contributor in the 85th minute to level the score. In the first two minutes of extra time, Martinez headed in a Messi pass to complete the rally and send Argentina to a final against Spain in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday. Messi has eight goals and four assists in this World Cup, and a tournament-record 12 career assists after two on Wednesday. After more than 80 minutes of play, it looked like England might reach its first World Cup final in decades, but Argentina’s late surge changed the outcome and momentum heading into the title match.

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https://www.jpost.com/international/article-902645
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-902650