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Trump pulls rug from underneath Iran with surprise change to tentative peace deal
President Donald Trump faced a wave of scrutiny for agreeing to lift sanctions on Iran and unfreeze Iranian funds as part of the tentative peace deal between Washington and Tehran, but on Tuesday, the president announced a new detail regarding the agreement, one that could risk jeopardizing peace talks going forward.“The Money and/or Sanctions that the U.S. Treasury is releasing goes into escrow, controlled by the U.S.A., and will be used for the purchase of food and medical supplies, exclusively from the United States, including Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans from our great American Farmers,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “These are things that are desperately needed by Iran. This is a humanitarian crisis, and I feel it is necessary to help, NOW, before it is too late. Talks are going well!”There is no mention in the 14-point memorandum of understanding of unfrozen Iranian funds or sanction relief being controlled by the United States. On the contrary, point 11 states that the United States would “make fully available for use the frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran upon the implementation of this MOU.”
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Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 7, 2026
Iran akan diserang lagi jika usaha diplomatik gagal – Trump
WASHINGTON: Presiden Amerika Syarikat (AS), Donald Trump, berkata, negara itu kekal komited untuk merundingkan perjanjian mengenai program nuklear Iran. Namun, Trump memberi amaran bahawa tindakan ketenteraan masih menjadi pilihan jika usaha diplomatik gagal dan menegaskan Teheran tidak boleh memiliki senjata nuklear. “Kita sama ada akan mencapai satu perjanjian atau kita akan menyelesaikan tugas itu. Okey, ... Read more The post Iran akan diserang lagi jika usaha diplomatik gagal – Trump appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Al Jazeera
· Jun 28, 2026
The US-Iran MoU: A mirage of an agreement
Both Washington and Tehran know that current deal will not lead to lasting peace. It is merely a strategic pause
The Hill
· Jul 9, 2026
Renewed war with Iran threatens to derail congressional agenda
The faltering of President Trump’s peace deal with Iran throws a wrench into Congress’s agenda as Republican leaders’ plans to pass a defense authorization bill and an emergency supplemental defense spending package face new hurdles amid threats of new U.S. strikes on Iran. Trump was able to quell growing Republican defections over the war after...
Tampa Free Press
· Jul 3, 2026
Trump Claims Diplomatic Breakthrough: Iran Has Agreed To ‘Just About Everything We Need’
President Trump announced that the United States is on the verge of a diplomatic breakthrough with Iran, asserting that negotiators have conceded to nearly all American demands. Speaking in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” host Joe Kernen, Trump emphasized that his administration is looking for a diplomatic resolution rather than forcing a regime change, [] Trump Claims Diplomatic Breakthrough: Iran Has Agreed To ‘Just About Everything We Need’
Foreign Policy Journal
· Jun 22, 2026
Trump’s Iran Deal Splits GOP As Hawks And America First Conservatives Clash Over The Meaning Of Victory
The Trump administration’s memorandum of understanding with Tehran has ignited a sharp internal Republican debate over whether the agreement represents a historic win or a costly strategic misstep. President Donald Trump may have united Republicans behind military action against Iran, but his push to formalize peace has proven far more divisive within his own party. [] The post Trump’s Iran Deal Splits GOP As Hawks And America First Conservatives Clash Over The Meaning Of Victory appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.
ScheerPost
· Jun 27, 2026
Democrats And Trump Are In Sync On Iran
Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. The bipartisan consensus for regime change against Iran hit the wall of Iranian resistance. But Trump is forced into talks while democrats attack him from the right and expose themselves as partners in crime. The United States began its latest attempt at regime change against the Islamic Republic of Iran on []
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Related coverage for "Trump pulls rug from underneath Iran with surprise change to tentative peace deal": Utusan Malaysia — Iran akan diserang lagi jika usaha diplomatik gagal – Trump. Al Jazeera — The US-Iran MoU: A mirage of an agreement. The Hill — Renewed war with Iran threatens to derail congressional agenda. Tampa Free Press — Trump Claims Diplomatic Breakthrough: Iran Has Agreed To ‘Just About Everything We Need’. Foreign Policy Journal — Trump’s Iran Deal Splits GOP As Hawks And America First Conservatives Clash Over The Meaning Of Victory. ScheerPost — Democrats And Trump Are In Sync On Iran