Trump-Vance Iran memorandum: The disgrace of the deal
Vice President JD Vance was the point person in negotiating the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and has since become the face of that agreement. At his press conference on June 18, Vance tried to mask the realities of the U.S.-Iran MOU in ambiguities and contradictions. The vice president repeatedly said all the benefits given to Iran would be conditioned by its “performance,” never identifying what “performance” he sought to change.
TL;DR
- Vice President JD Vance led negotiations for the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.
- Critics claim Vance's press conference on June 18 masked the agreement's realities with ambiguities.
- The agreement's benefits to Iran are reportedly conditioned on unspecified 'performance'.
- Iran's support for proxies, assassination squads, and ballistic missiles are not addressed in the MOU.
- Iran is expected to receive tens of billions in frozen assets upon signing.
- Questions arise about U.S. leverage concerning Iran's threats to close the Strait of Hormuz.