And administration figures need to stop lying about it. J.D. Vance, playing point man for the deal with Iran, has been not so much defending it as attacking anyone who objects to it and claiming that there’s lots of ‘misinformation’ about the deal. There’s certainly plenty of ‘misinformation’ about it. After being told for days […]
A Lawyer Looks at the MoU
Daniel Pomerantz is an Israeli lawyer who takes a look at the MoU and breaks it down for us section by section. He raises some issues — such as the economic effect of the agreement on China — that I have not seen discussed anywhere else. More of Pomerantz’s analysis can be found here: “A […]
Ghalibaf: Justice for Khamenei will be achieved through ‘liberation’ of Jerusalem
The new “rational” leader in Iran, Ghalibaf, and one of the key negotiators of the MOU, speaking on Iranian state TV after the agreement was reached: “If we truly seek justice [for Khamenei], then that justice will be achieved through the liberation of Jerusalem…” “We must… pic.twitter.com/HSgOP9wYWE — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 18, 2026 […]
Israelis Unanimous: The MoU Is a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’
No one in Israel expected President Donald Trump’s betrayal, accompanied by his coarse-mouthed dressing-down of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The incompetence of Trump and his negotiators is now there for all to see. With sanctions lifted, Iran can now sell its oil, and the revenues from those sales are enough to pay for the […]
Vance blames Israel for breaking ceasefire, both he and Trump falsely claim Israelis strike indiscriminately
VANCE: “We were right on the cusp of a major breakthrough… and then there’s a big explosion in a civilian area in Beirut, killing people who have nothing to do with Hezbollah. That’s not acceptable.” pic.twitter.com/cRF9bUJuUx — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) June 19, 2026 Vance had nothing to say about Hizballah strikes against Israel, which preceded the […]
Vance Versus Israel
Vice President JD Vance has delivered an unseemly dressing-down of Israel: “Vance: Israel should not attack its only powerful ally left, must abide by peace in Lebanon,” by Corinne Baum, Reuters, June 18, 2026: “What the president gets a little frustrated with sometimes is that we seem to be right on the cusp of a […]
Vance Attacks Israeli Critics of the MoU
With a particularly unpleasant tone of a viceroy dressing down the ungrateful leader of the restive natives, Vice President JD Vance told Israel to stop criticizing the MoU because, he said, it would be good for the Jewish state. So far, no representative of that state has praised the MoU; attitudes expressed now range from […]
Trump Versus Israel
Trump described the Iranian negotiators as “very nice people.” He doesn’t think as well of the Israelis: “Trump says he sent Israel draft of MoU with Iran, expects signing to happen soon,” Jerusalem Post, June 17, 2026: Trump asserted that the MoU would survive should Israel strike in Lebanon. “I consider that the minor war, […]
Trump’s Bizarre Statements in Defending the MoU With Iran
President Donald Trump at the G-7 meeting and afterward has provided the world with his thoughts on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran. It was quite a performance. He praised Qatar, the Arab state that provides financial support to Hamas and refuge for the terror group’s senior leaders. Trump, addressing the Qataris, proclaimed that […]
Trump Defends Iran Keeping Its Ballistic Missiles
There is nothing said in the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran about Iran’s ballistic missiles, though it is those missiles that are an immediate threat to Israel and the Gulf Arab states, as opposed to the distant threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program. President Donald Trump has […]