Senate Republican Critiques Trump Iran Deal, Calls Reported $300 Billion Package Larger Than Obama-Era Deal
Republican senators said the package gives Iran large financial benefits and fails to curb its nuclear ambitions, calling it a setback for U.S. leverage.
- On Thursday, The White House sent the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding to Congress, one day after President Donald Trump signed the preliminary deal while in France for the G7.
- The interim deal reportedly includes releasing frozen Iranian assets and creating a $300 billion private wealth fund, prompting criticism from Republicans who argue the agreement offers Iran significant benefits for mere negotiation promises.
- Republican Senator Roger Wicker called the $300 billion fund a "pittance" compared to Democratic President Barack Obama's 2015 deal, while Republican Senator Bill Cassidy labeled it the "worst foreign policy blunder in decades."
- Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro blasted the MOU as a "disaster," while Mark Levin criticized Republican Senator Roger Marshall for supporting the exclusion of ballistic missiles, calling it an "outrage."
- Under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, lawmakers may eventually review the deal, though the administration has given mixed signals about the process for an agreement critics fear undermines stated goals.
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Donald Trump's interim agreement to end the war with Iran is being harshly criticized by some of his Republican colleagues after copies of the document signed yesterday by the American President begin to circulate through the Capitol this Thursday. One Republican senator classified the preliminary agreement as the "worst foreign policy error in decades." Another said that some of the provisions released seemed to result from "bad advice." Commen…
Top Senate Republican rips into Trump's Iran deal, says $300B makes Obama deal look like 'a pittance'
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker says Trump's Iran deal undermines the goals of Operation Epic Fury, warning against a proposed $300 billion fund for Iran.
GOP Senate chair stuns with analysis: Trump deal is worse than Obama’s
Punch Bowl News senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio posted on Thursday that the Senate chairman of the Armed Services Committee is not happy with President Donald Trump's Iran deal. Trump signed a "memorandum of understanding" while in France for the G7 that outlined the 14-point framework for ending Trump's war. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) released a statement making it clear he doesn't like the $300 billion fund that he said “would …
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