VinnysTake

One who speaks the truth is always at ease

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Donald Trump took us to war without a plan. Families have lost loved ones. Billions of dollars have been spent. For what? This “deal” he signed leaves Iran stronger and in control of the Strait, but does little to advance US interests. The “master deal maker” just made one of the worst deals in US history. This is a total capitulation! What’s next, the Russians get Alaska?

[Joe G @EastEndJoe]

Is it just me or Trump deliberately does things to weaken the US, resulting in a win for Putin every time?

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Looks like the same signature from the Epstein birthday card.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Sen. Chris Murphy: "It's a multi-billion dollar payoff to Iran in exchange for nothing ... Iran won. Trump surrendered."

[Acyn @Acyn]

Marshall: You have assets that are going to be unfrozen. What do we get? We get a strait that was opened before reopened. We get a temporary hold on no tolls. 

This is why have you bipartisan support against this. This is why I agree with Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Trey Gowdy. It's a bad deal when people like them and I are agreeing on this.

[Jessica Tarlov @JessicaTarlov]

The MOU is all carrots, no sticks. And the administration lied all week claiming the leaked versions weren’t the actual deal because they knew it was so terrible. Trump’s only choice is to blame Vance, which he’ll happily do.

Ben Shapiro called it a “disaster.” Bill Cassidy called it “the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.”

The agreement includes sanctions relief, oil export waivers, the release of frozen assets, and a $300 billion reconstruction commitment, while many of the administration’s original objectives remain unresolved or discarded. It’s bad!

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

March 9: "We're now totally independent of the Middle East. We don't need their oil."

April 1: "It doesn't really affect us. We have so much oil. We have tremendous oil and gas, much more than we need."

June 17: If I didn't agree to the MOU, we "would run out of reserves at about 4 weeks...we would really run out, and there'll be a time when you wouldn't be able to get it."

[VinnysTake @VinnysTake]

@Acyn Sad part is he is not joking

[VinnysTake @VinnysTake]

@Acyn Even if Gutfield is right, Trump gave them $300 billion to rebuild

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

Wow.

Iran gets sanctions relief, the release of frozen funds, the ability to export oil, and a $300 billion reconstruction fund.

The U.S. gets a reiteration of the vague promise Iran won’t develop a nuke.

Hard to imagine a more thorough capitulation.

[Isaiah Martin @isaiahrmartin]

Worst negotiator to ever sit in the Oval Office

[Guy Maleman @maleman_guy]

@Acyn * golden showers age

[Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper]

NEW: Bloomberg publishes text of the draft MoU between the U.S. and Iran

[Alyssa Farah Griffin @Alyssafarah]

The Iran War MOU reads as TOTAL surrender by the US. I hope this isn’t accurate. If the Obama Administration had published this - we would be calling it a total capitulation to the Islamic Republic.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Donald Trump is breaking all of his promises, and he thinks you're too stupid to notice.

[Mike Pence @Mike_Pence]

According to language that has been reported about MOU with Iran, there is:

🔴 NO mention of dismantling the nuclear program or the ballistic missile program.

🔴 NO commitment to ending support for Hamas, Hezbollah, or other terrorist organizations

But remarkably, the MOU with Iran reportedly includes:

🔴Immediate sanctions relief from the moment the MOU is signed. This means $3 BILLION a month into the coffers of Iran.

🔴A pledge of $100 billion in Iranian frozen assets being freed up based only on “progress” in negotiations

🔴The U.S. & others to arrange for a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran.

The reported MOU with Iran smacks of the kind of appeasement that we saw during the Obama years, the kind of appeasement that Joe Biden tried to accomplish and was ignored by the Iranians, and the kind of appeasement we categorically rejected during the first Trump administration.

[Al Smizzle @AlZeidenfeld]

This is an unconditional surrender by the USA.

All self inflicted wounds. 100% avoidable. Effing pathetic all around.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: The US has released the full text of its 14-point "Memorandum of Understanding" with Iran.

Key terms include:

1. The US, Iran, and their allies agree to immediately and permanently end military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon

2. The US and Iran agree to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity and not interfere in each other's internal affairs

3. The US and Iran commit to negotiating and reaching a final deal within 60 days, unless mutually extended

4. The US will begin removing its naval blockade immediately and fully end the blockade within 30 days

5. Iran will use its best efforts to ensure safe passage for commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days with no charge

6. The US and regional partners will develop a mutually agreed plan of at least $300 billion for Iran's reconstruction and economic development

7. The US will work toward terminating all types of sanctions against Iran, including UN, IAEA, primary, and secondary sanctions

8. Iran reaffirms that it will not procure or develop nuclear weapons and agrees to address its enriched material stockpile under IAEA supervision

9. Until a final deal is reached, Iran will maintain the current status quo of its nuclear program, while the US will impose no new sanctions and deploy no additional forces

10. The US Treasury will issue waivers for Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, derivatives, and associated banking, insurance, and transportation services

11. The US will make frozen or restricted Iranian funds and assets fully available for use

12. The US and Iran will establish an executive mechanism to monitor implementation of the MOU and future compliance with the final deal

13. After signing the MOU and implementing key ceasefire, blockade, shipping, oil waiver, and asset-release provisions, the US and Iran will begin final deal negotiations

14. The final deal will be endorsed by a binding UN Security Council resolution

The memorandum will trigger a 60-day window to negotiate a final deal.

[Jessica Tarlov @JessicaTarlov]

So the MOU was exactly what everyone said it was. And it’s a disaster for us.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump's body makes some sort of horrible sound while he rants about the "rigged election"