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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.

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For years, Trump, Rubio and Vance warned that financial concessions to Iran fuel terrorism. Now they're backing a deal that includes exactly that. What do you think of the agreement?

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-- Scripps News (@scrippsnews.bsky.social) 9:08 AM · Jun 22, 2026

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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

"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"

MAGA doesn't do hypocrisy, just like MAGA doesn't do vaxxes, just like MAGA doesn't give ---- that the people they elect steal from them.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-23 07:44 AM | Reply

"There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!... IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. 'MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).'"
- President Donald J. Trump
Posted 3/6/26

Mission accomplished.

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-06-23 04:25 PM | Reply

>giving the regime money

giving the regime their own money

#4 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-06-23 05:15 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Re: #4:

1. You seriously believe that President Trump is telling the truth about the treaty terms?

2. Even if true, do you seriously believe President Trump will honor those terms?

3. Did you not hear President Trump say these terms will be carried out only if Iran fully complies? Hmmm, and who is judging if Iran is fully complying?

It's precious to watch how some folks are so easily repeatedly duped by weasel words from a consummate prevaricator.

#5 | Posted by TrueBlue at 2026-06-23 05:57 PM | Reply

Well now we have to invade Iran.

Why?

Read the headlines. Iran just got a $300,000,000,000 payment into their global terrorism budget!

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-23 06:08 PM | Reply

Read the headlines. Iran just got a $300,000,000,000 payment into their global terrorism universal healthcare budget!

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-23 06:14 PM | Reply

Read the headlines. Iran just got a $300,000,000,000 payment into their global terrorism budget!

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-23 06:08 PM | Reply | Flag:

and now they won't be wasting it on prestige projects like easily sunk frigates. Winning.

#8 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-06-23 06:15 PM | Reply

He, his POS sons and other insiders are probably poised to profit from it.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2026-06-24 01:51 AM | Reply

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