Trump's Iran Agreement Embraces Sanctions Relief

Tuesday, June 23, 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.

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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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"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

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

The administration also said:

The strait is open.
They won the war.
Prices would be lowered on day one.
The Trumpstein files would ALL be released.
The truck bed pool covering would last 100 years and could not be cut with a knife.
Alex Pretti brandished his firearm and was a domestic terrorist.
Covid would go away, like a miracle, when it got warm out.
Ivermectin works on Covid.
They totally obliterated Iran's nuclear program in 2025 setting them back a decade.
Iran was two weeks away from a nuke in 2026.
They would end the war in Gaza on day one.
They would end the war in Ukraine on day one.
Kilmer Albreao Garcia was trafficking illegal aliens.
Sandwichgate was a violent attack.
They're going to reform health care.
They're going to pay off the debt.
He would be too busy working to play golf.
They had the biggest inauguration in history. Period.
J6 was full of love, hugging and kissing.
The left is putting algae seeds in the pool.
They were going to cap credit card interest at 10%
The Italian PM begged for a picture with him.
DOGE would save $2 TRILLION
$5000 DOGE dividend checks.
$2000 Tariff refund checks.
They've ended 8 wars.

#10 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-06-24 07:21 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Is any elaborate analysis required to demonstrate what a stone-cold loser Trump is on Iran?

The combination of ignorance and emotional instability means that Trump is likely to lose ANY important international contest he engages in.

Freedom of the seas in the Strait of Hormuz is lost until we get a real man, a sane man (or woman), back in the White House.

No more of Trump barking at passing cars and pretending that the cars are terrified.

#11 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-24 08:48 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

RE #10:

Fifty years ago, the USA celebrated 200 years since its Declaration of Independence with a President that was not elected.

Today, the USA celebrates 250 years since its Declaration of Independence with a President that likely will be evaluated as one of the worst (if not THE worst) President in its history. A President that can list amongst his most visible accomplishments:
- recklessly endangering the US's (and the WORLD's!) economy with specious application of tariffs and sneak attacks on Iran,
- the destruction of the East Wing,
- paving over the elegant Rose Garden,
- mass pardoning of those arrested for the J6 riot,
- turning the South Lawn into a 'circus venue',
- the failure to fix the Reflection Pool (in fairness: it's commendable to expend $$$/effort to address the algae problem. HOWEVER, it is pathetically disgraceful to entrust that task to a no-bid crony and then blame others for the failure!).

Whether due to apathy, ignorance, maliciousness, or some other reason(s): there's no excuse for allowing the USA to come to this point.

#12 | Posted by TrueBlue at 2026-06-24 09:07 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Remember last year at this time when you could put your hand in the DC reflecting pool or leisurely fish in the south Caribbean or steer a ship freely through the Strait of Hormuz?

It's a good thing Trump finally fixed all that deviant H2O!

#13 | Posted by NerfHerder at 2026-06-24 09:09 AM | Reply | Funny: 1