Donald Trump loves being on camera, he lives for that little red light. But the problem is that the camera has a memory and boy is it acute. It never forgets a thing. At this point Trump is dealing with a shadow of a concept of a plan for the memorandum of understanding and you know full well that it will be the same plan that Obama had all along when all is said and done. But here’s where Trump was two months ago. This has aged like fine milk. (If the video isn’t visible, click into the tweet.)
Trump: They're going to give up nuclear weapons. They're going to give us the nuclear dust. They're going to do everything that we want to do. And you know what? They're going to go on and maybe have a great a great country again. But if they don't do that, they're not going to… pic.twitter.com/DZbyWKdAjc
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 30, 2026
“They’re not gonna have a country.” Right.
… Iran state media Tasnim: “Reports on the details of a ‘possible’ preliminary understanding between Iran and the US indicate that Washington will commit to a waiver of sanctions on Iranian oil during the negotiation period, allowing Tehran to sell oil without restrictions resulting from sanctions.”
… “If the provisions of the preliminary understanding are confirmed by both sides, an initial MOU will be announced -an understanding in which the end of the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, is emphasized. Afterwards, a 30-day period is envisaged for implementing measures related to the naval blockade and the Strait of Hormuz, while at the same time a 60-day period is defined for negotiations on the nuclear issue.”
… “Reports on the details of the possible preliminary understanding suggest that if this memorandum is agreed upon, part of Iran’s frozen assets must be released in the first step. Given Iran’s previous bad experiences with US breaches of commitments regarding the release of funds, Iran has emphasized that any preliminary MOU is conditional on the release of at least part of these assets in a way that the country can access them.”
… “Reports indicate that the US had recently been trying to link the release of these assets to a possible final agreement on the nuclear issue, but Iran has stressed that at least part of them must be released at the very beginning of the announcement of the understanding.”
… “Despite some Western media reports claiming a return of the Strait situation to pre-war conditions, what is included in the possible understanding is not a full return to the previous status, but rather the restoration of the transiting vessels to pre-war levels within 30 days. Accordingly, Iran emphasizes the exercise of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz through various means, the details of which will be announced.”
… “Also, the naval blockade against Iran must be fully lifted within 30 days. If the blockade is not lifted, no change will be made in the Strait of Hormuz. Any changes in transit are also conditional on the implementation of other US commitments.”
… “The end of the war between ‘the US and its allies’ against ‘Iran and its allies’ on “all fronts” will be declared. It is also stated that the US commitment to withdraw its combat forces from the region surrounding Iran is among the other points emphasized by Iran.”
… Sen. Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker: “The rumored 60-day ceasefire – with the belief that Iran will ever engage in good faith – would be a disaster. Everything accomplished by Operation Epic Fury would be for naught!”
… Trump’s former NSA John Bolton: “Sen. Wicker is completely correct. If news reports about the impending Iran deal are correct, the ayatollahs will have won a significant victory. They will be back on the road to nuclear weapons, supporting global terrorism and repressing their own people.”
… Mike Pompeo: “The deal being floated with Iran seems straight out of the Wendy Sherman-Robert Malley-Ben Rhodes playbook: Pay the IRGC to build a WMD program and terrorize the world. Not remotely America First. It’s straightforward: Open the damned strait. Deny Iran access to money. Take out enough Iranian capability so it cannot threaten our allies in the region. Overdue. Let’s go.” […]
WH Communications Director Steve Cheung: “Mike Pompeo has no idea what the fuck he’s talking about. He should shut his stupid mouth and leave the real work to the professionals. He’s not read into anything that’s happening, so how would he know.”
There you have it, the united front of the Republican party, speaking as one. Just wait, I say, and you’ll see that if we’re lucky we’ll get back to the posture Obama had us in, minus billions of dollars and 13 dead troops. (So far.)
