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Monday, June 22, 2026

For years, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance argued against deals that provided financial concessions to Iran, saying that giving the regime money fuels terror.

But now the agreement they've reached to end the war with Tehran is poised to hand the regime billions.

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President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal was simple: Giving Tehran access to frozen assets enriched a dangerous regime and got the United States little in return.

Trump's current secretary of state and vice president went even further, co-sponsoring legislation as senators that argued Iranian frozen funds could not be safely released because the money, even with rules governing its use, could end up being utilized in a dangerous way.

Now, all three are backing an agreement that spells out US commitments to potentially release those funds and lift sanctions on Tehran but leaves specific details on Iran's nuclear program to future negotiations.

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"The Trump administration has vehemently argued that its agreement is stronger than Obama's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, despite many analysts and critics arguing it appears to give Iran significant concessions.

Significantly, a number of Republican senators, including those who typically stay quiet, have openly questioned the terms of Trump's Iran negotiations.

Roger Wicker, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he was "concerned that the memorandum of understanding negotiates away the victories" of the war and that the plan for a $300 billion reconstruction fund would make the financial incentives in the JCPOA "look like a pittance by comparison."

The administration said the US would not contribute to that fund."

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It's not even Tuesday!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-22 05:46 PM | Reply

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