{"id":2128,"date":"2026-07-09T04:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T23:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2026-07-09T04:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T23:12:12","slug":"trump-goes-after-critics-who-want-a-more-comprehensive-deal-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2128","title":{"rendered":"Trump goes after critics who want a more comprehensive deal with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/97\/36\/f87059ad42d9a32c075eb57d4766\/france-g7-summit-trump-59554.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-v-5d6b1cb2=\"\"><!--[--><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">The agreement, the president said, does allow for other countries to invest in Iran as its economy reopens. The Strait of Hormuz is supposed to open upon the signing of the document, and <!--[-->Trump<!--]--> said the U.S. is willing to unfreeze Iranian assets if Tehran continues to follow the agreement and not pursue nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">He said that he does not mind if Iran rebuilds its economy with the help of other countries because he doesn\u2019t want Iranians to \u201cstarve to death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">Some things, <!--[-->Trump<!--]--> claimed, are not in writing in the document, but Iran will still have to follow verbal agreements.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">\u201cIf they don\u2019t honor the agreement, or some things aren\u2019t even mentioned in the agreement, it\u2019s a memorandum of understanding, but we have an understanding of certain things without writing it. And if they don\u2019t honor that, we\u2019ll probably go back to bombing them until they honor it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">After several days of demands for transparency from Republicans and Democrats, a senior administration official read the text of the deal to reporters just after <!--[-->Trump<!--]-->\u2019s forceful defense.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">The deal commits both sides to an immediate ceasefire, a process to end the U.S. naval blockade and 60 days of toll-free transit in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. will immediately issue sanctions waivers so Iran can begin selling oil and will also begin a process for releasing frozen funds, with Iran\u2019s Central Bank able to freely determine how to spend the money. Iran will also have to freeze its nuclear program and help to demine the strait.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">Everything else is left up to negotiation, and the verifiable nuclear commitments that the White House has touted remain aspirational. While the Strait of Hormuz will operate toll free for the 60 day period, it allows Iran and Oman to determine how it will administer the vital waterway after that, which could formalize their control.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">Though the White House hoped the preliminary text would bolster its case that Iran\u2019s benefits are performance based, it actually appeared to demonstrate the opposite for some of the financial relief. The text also did little to quiet frustration among Republican critics, who are concerned about the upfront economic relief Iran could receive and language that could limit Israel\u2019s actions in Lebanon. The agreement also says nothing about ballistic missiles that are also a key concern of the Gulf states and Israel. 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