A Time investigation shows Israel is secretly paying to shape right-wing US media, which is bad for the Trump administration's efforts to negotiate with Iran.

• Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parscale runs a paid pro-Israel operation aimed at the MAGA base, funded on behalf of the Israeli government.
• The deal pays $1.5 million a month to flood TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and podcasts with pro-Israel content and even sway how AI chatbots describe the war.
• Right-wing influencers push similar attack lines against JD Vance and any deal with Iran, making opposition to diplomacy look bigger than it really is.
• Parscale is also chief strategy officer at Salem Media, a large conservative network partly owned by Lara Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
• Israeli officials reportedly complained the money was wasted, since young Americans on both left and right still dislike Israel.

Outlook: Expect more infighting inside the GOP over the Iran talks, with pro-Israel members like Randy Fine using procedural blockades to pressure Trump.