Vance’s Humiliation Deepens as New Leak Rocks Visit to Boost Trump Ally

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JD Vance’s visit to Hungary to show support for its far-right leader has been marred by reports that the European country’s government offered support to Iran in the wake of an Israeli attack.

A leading member from the pro-Trump Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government called a top Iranian official in September 2024 following the https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-experts-think-israel-may-have-rigged-2800-pagers-to-explode-in-lebanon/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-experts-think-israel-may-have-rigged-2800-pagers-to-explode-in-lebanon/">large-scale explosive pager attack that Israel was accused of carrying out in Lebanon against Hezbollah, a group designated a terrorist organization by the U.S.

“Our secret service has already contacted your services and we will share all the information we have gathered during the investigation,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on September 30, according to a transcript obtained by https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/08/hungary-iran-hezbollah-trump-orban/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/08/hungary-iran-hezbollah-trump-orban/">The Washington Post. “Every possible document will be shared with your services.”

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