politics
Trump's gift to Iran that keeps on giving
President Donald Trump grew up in Queens and likely observes the street credo, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” In the ceasefire memorandum of understanding, Trump was clearly fooled once by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which played his vice president like an Iranian flute. Will Trump allow himself to be fooled again?
TL;DR
- The ceasefire memorandum of understanding (MOU) is seen as harmful to the U.S. and its allies, strengthening the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- Vice President JD Vance's past statements suggested Iran was ready to cease funding revolution and terrorist groups, which the author deems naive.
- The MOU allegedly enabled the IRGC with intelligence, weaponry from China and Russia, and sanctions relief.
- Middle Eastern Arab countries fear the revived IRGC and are concerned about U.S. policy, particularly regarding Israel's involvement.
- Vance's current position of bombing Iran back to negotiations is questioned, given the perceived failure of past negotiations.
- Vance's theory that a Guard-controlled Iran is preferable to destabilization is criticized.
- The regime's human rights abuses and pursuit of nuclear capability are highlighted as reasons not to trust any binding deal.
- Leaked information about the U.S. running out of weaponry is seen as further emboldening the IRGC.
- The author suggests Vance's policies would weaken U.S. national security.