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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

MAJOR BREAKING: Trump's full Iran deal LEAKS out of Saudi Arabia — and it's a thousand times worse than even his harshest critics predicted.

This is a historic surrender by Trump and Vance.

#6 is a real doozy...

According to Al Arabiya, a state-owned news channel out of Saudi Arabia, the agreement between the White House and Tehran is a 14-point "Memorandum of Understanding."

Here are those points in summary:

1) Iran, the United States, and their allies declare upon signing that there will be "an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon." They vow not to "launch any hostile attack against each other" and will "will refrain from the threat or use of force against each other."

That means no more Truth Social threats from Trump ranting that a "whole civilization will die tonight."

2) The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to refrain from interfering in each other's internal affairs.

3) The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to negotiate and reach a final agreement within a maximum period of 60 days, extendable by mutual consent.

4) The U.S. will lift its naval blockade and "prevent any interference or obstruction against" Iran. Traffic through the region will be restored within 30 days to "full capacity" and "pre-war volume of traffic on the part of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

The U.S. agrees to withdraw its military forces from the surrounding region within 30 days of the final agreement (which still has to be written and ratified).

5) Iran agrees to immediately "take steps" to ensure that the movement of merchant ships from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa is resumed within 30 days to the pre-war volume, taking into account the need for the removal of technical obstacles and the neutralization of mines by Iran.

6) The U.S. and its allies will create a "comprehensive plan" for the "rehabilitation and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran." It must amount to AT LEAST $300 billion. The full design of the program will be written into the final agreement.

In other words: Trump wasted billions of your tax dollars to blow up Iran and now he's spending billions more to rebuild it.

7) The U.S. agrees to end "all types of sanctions" on Iran, including those implemented by the U.N. Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as all "unilateral U.S. sanctions, both primary and secondary."

This is an absolutely MASSIVE concession. Sanctions have long been the primary tool of imperial oppression wielded by the U.S. against Iran. While ostensibly designed to weaken the Ayatollah and the theocratic mullahs, in practice the sanctions have done nothing but inflict pointless suffering and misery on the Iranian people.

Iranian elites exist in a pampered bubble much like the elites do in the United States. It's the normal people who suffer under sanctions because they're denied access to food, medicine, technology, and other imports. Because those supplies are restricted, prices inflate, choking the middle and lower classes.

With the removal of these sanctions, the Iranian people have a chance to enter into a new era of economic blossoming. In his genocidal, nihilistic quest to weaken and destroy Iran on behalf of Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump may have accidentally Made Iran Great Again.

8) The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that it will never produce nuclear weapons. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States have agreed that the fate of enriched material and the fate of all other mutually agreed nuclear-related issues, including Iran’s nuclear needs, will be adequately addressed in a final agreement; the final agreement will confirm the provisions of this Article.

While Trump will try to claim point 8 as some big victory, the use of the word "reiterates" here is crucial. Iran was never pursuing nuclear weapons in the first place. The White House and Israel lied about Iran's intentions as a pretext to start this war. Tellingly, Iran has not agreed to surrender its enriched uranium in this memo.

9) The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States agree that, pending a final agreement, they will maintain the status quo: Iran will maintain the status quo on its nuclear program, and the United States will not impose new sanctions on Iran or strengthen its forces in the region.

To put it more succinctly: Trump accomplished nothing.

10) The U.S. agrees to "immediately" issue waivers for exports of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products and their derivatives, and all related services, including banking, insurance, transportation, and the like. Those waivers will no longer be required once the sanctions are lifted in full.

11) The U.S. agrees to release "frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran" so long as negotiations progress towards a "final agreement." Those funds will "fully available for use" by Iran.

12) The U.S. and Iran agree that "an implementation mechanism will be established to oversee the successful implementation of and future commitment to the Final Agreement."

The final agreement will be approved through a binding resolution of the UN Security Council.

Let us be very clear about what this deal memo represents: a complete, and total surrender by the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

It constitutes the greatest military defeat in American history.

It's also a cause for celebration.

The deal is good for Iran, but more importantly it's good for the world. This conflict accomplished nothing beyond aiding Israeli's territorial expansion into Lebanon. Innocent people were slaughtered and Americans were forced to pay the price in the form of skyrocketing groceries and gas.

It would have been far better if Trump had never started this war. But since he did, it's a blessing that it's finally (possibly) coming to an end.

Please ❤️ and share if you think that Obama got a better deal!

[Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz]

Remember when everyone could agree Nazis and Pedophiles were bad? I miss those times

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

Turns out the arson attacks on Starmer were arranged by Russia. Guess which 'patriot' helped spread the Russian misinformation and conspiracy bollocks around the attacks.

[Yuri @yurixlax]

Coach Shunsuke Nakamura's pre-training touch.
At this point, just register him for the World Cup!

[Mark Hammond @MarkHam80780803]

“I have totally defeated you and also transferred $300 billion dollars into your bank account”

[PARLY @PARLYapp]

A touching display in PCH

[Rich Raho @RichRaho]

On the topic of migration, Pope calls for “respect for the person,” adding “often we fail to recognize the reasons why these people were forced to leave their countries. There are many reasons: violence, war, conflict. And so, simply saying ‘we’ll send them away, and that way we wash our hands of the problem’ does not seem to me the most Christian response. We must truly respect people, look at individual cases, and, above all, treat people with respect—as human beings.”

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

A) This a properly brilliant piece of investigative journalism by BBC & @hopenothate. Huge kudos to all involved.

B) The Kremlin operative who BBC names as directing arson attacks against Keir Starmer was taught his tradecraft by…drumroll…Sergei Nalobin !!! Pictured here with Boris Johnson. Also: the star of our podcast series, Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring! Wtaf

[Mike Morrison @MDMorrison82]

Ah shite, knew today would come.
The sun rises above my town and the lads have moved on. To the house, they’ve bestowed their colors, to me, their last 3 bottles.

[Benjy Renton @bhrenton]

The @TartanArmyGroup's generosity to Providence continues as our Scottish friends have donated nearly $30,000 to local causes.
- $10,000 to the children's hospital
- $10,000 to help underprivileged kids play soccer
- $6,500 to help kids learn bagpipes
https://t.co/AcYTjcf74C

[Peter Jukes @peterjukes]

I wonder why Elon Musk would suppress all mentions on X of our award-winning No. 1 hit Podcast series 'Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring'. We get to talk to the spy, Sergei Nalobin, behind the arson attacks on Starmer

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

And absolute shame on those who took the money…

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

The misogynistic smearing of a former First Lady at a White House event sanctioned by a President … is a stain that will not be removable

[Stop That Neuer @Goatkeeper1_]

The Curaçao goalscorer after the game tonight

[God @TheTweetOfGod]

HE STARTED THE WAR, you stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid motherfucker.

[Matt McCarthy @MattMcCarthy985]

Every bar owner in Boston is figuring out how fast Amazon can deliver a Scottish flag.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

In the USA in 1943 they produced a film 'Don't be a Sucker' about fascism.

It perfectly explains Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the entire Right.

[Mike Morrison @MDMorrison82]

Lads, IT HAPPENED!! The Divine @hjmcd20 has treated me to a ticket for Scotand v. Morocco on 6/19. This American is seeing his first ever football match a the World Fookin' Cup! The Scottish Army is real, and they don't come to play! I mean they do, but you get it.

[Conor Ryan @ConorRyan_93]

“Loch Lomond” in Foxborough. Quite a sight. #WorldCup

[steviethebrief @stevemeister12]

Can only throw it away now.