Trump Defends 60-Day Iran MoU, Says Tehran Is 'Finished' as Lebanon Ceasefire Emerges
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 19
Trump Defends 60-Day Iran MoU, Says Tehran Is 'Finished' as Lebanon Ceasefire Emerges
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 19
Summary
Trump used Truth Social and an Axios interview to defend the newly signed US-Iran memorandum, saying Tehran entered talks out of desperation and calling the deal “probably unconditional surrender.”
The 60-day MoU opens negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions relief, frozen assets, Strait of Hormuz administration and a $300 billion reconstruction plan after a war Trump said had degraded Iran’s navy and air force.
JD Vance’s cancelled Switzerland trip a day after the signing cast doubt on the accord’s durability, while criticism from Democrats and Republican hawks focused on immediate sanctions relief, the reconstruction fund and pledges to halt fighting in Lebanon.
Lebanon remains the main test of the deal: Iran blamed Washington for Israeli attacks, Israel said it struck more than 150 targets since midnight, and Reuters later reported a new ceasefire had been agreed.