Some Of The Best Deal Makers Are Iranian!

Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks visibly upset as President Donald J. Trump announces that he will sign the Memorandum Of Understanding to end the war with Iran.

The Republicans are about to have a civil war within itself. The United States and Iran have reached an agreement for an end of the aggression. It requires a list of requirements for the U.S. and Iran to come to a truce.

The Islamabad Memorandum in full:

1. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran and their allies in the current war by signing this MoU, declare the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and undertake from now on not to initiate any war or any military operation against each other, and to refrain from the threat or use of force against each other, and ensuring the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon. Final deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and other provisions of this paragraph.
2. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran undertake to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and to refrain from interfering in each other’s internal affairs.
3. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran commit to negotiating and achieving the final deal in maximum 60 days, extendable with mutual consent.
4. Immediately upon the signing of this MoU, the United States of America will begin the removal of its naval blockade and any disturbances or impediments against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and will fully end the naval blockade within 30 days. During this period, the traffic of vessels will be in proportion to the numbers of pre-war traffic being restored by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States of America further undertakes to remove its forces from the proximity of the Islamic Republic of Iran within 30 days after the final deal.
5. Upon the signing of this MoU, the Islamic Republic of Iran will make arrangements using its best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days only from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa. The traffic of commercial vessels will immediately start, and considering the need for removing the technical and military obstacles and demining by the Islamic Republic of Iran, will be instated within 30 days. The Islamic Republic of Iran will conduct dialogue with the Sultanate of Oman to define the future administration and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz in discussion with other Persian Gulf littoral states in line with the applicable international law and the sovereign rights of coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz.
6. The United States of America undertakes with regional partners to develop a definitive, mutually agreed plan with at least $300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The mechanism for the implementation of this plan will be finalized as part of a final deal within 60 days. All required licenses, waivers and permissions needed for the relevant financial transactions will be granted by the United States of America.
7. The United States of America undertakes to terminate all types of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the United Nations Security Council resolutions, i.e. IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] Board of Governors resolutions and all unilateral U.S. sanctions, primary and secondary, in an agreed-upon schedule as part of the final deal. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America acknowledge the critical importance of the sanctions-termination issue above mentioned, and expressed their intentions to immediately address these issues in the negotiations, in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.
8. The Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed to resolve the disposition of stockpiled enriched material, pursuant to a mechanism that will be mutually agreed upon in accordance with the schedule mentioned in paragraph seven, with the minimum methodology to be downblending on site under the supervision of the IAEA. The two parties also agreed to discuss the issue of enrichment and other mutually agreed matters related to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear needs based on a satisfactory framework being agreed upon in the final deal. The final deal will confirm the provisions of this paragraph. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran acknowledge the critical importance of the nuclear issues above mentioned and express their intention to immediately address these issues in the negotiations in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.
9. Pending the final deal, the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran agree to maintain the status quo. The Islamic Republic of Iran will maintain the current status quo of its nuclear program, and the United States of America will not impose any new sanctions and will not deploy additional forces in the region.
10. The United States of America undertakes that immediately upon the signing of this MoU until the termination of sanctions, the U.S. Department of Treasury will issue waivers for the export of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products and derivatives, and all associated services, including banking transactions, insurances, transportation, etc.
11. The United States of America undertakes to make fully available for use the frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran upon the implementation of this MoU. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran will mutually agree on the procedures related to the release of these funds during the negotiations. Such funds, either retained in the original account or transferred, shall be made fully usable for payment to any ultimate beneficiary designated by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States of America undertakes to issue all necessary licenses and authorizations accordingly.
12. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran agree that an executive mechanism will be established to monitor the successful implementation of this MoU and the future compliance of the final deal.
13. After signing this MoU and subject to the beginning of the implementation of paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 10 and 11 of this MoU and the continuing implementation of these measures, the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran will start negotiations regarding the final deal exclusively on the other paragraphs.
14. The final deal will be endorsed by a binding UNSC [U.N. Security Council] resolution

These warhawks are angry about it. 

It requires the U.S. and their partners to provide billions to repair Iran and a payout to the victims of the aggression. It requires Israel to end all its aggression in Lebanon. It now eases tension at the Strait of Hormuz. For a series of 60 days, those stalled will pass without fee. After that, the Iranian and Oman governments will require fees for passage.

Iran will keep their nuclear power and continue to defend itself with ballistic weapons.

President Donald J. Trump said if the deal fails, he will blame Vice President JD Vance.

Wow.

I say it is a good deal. But unfortunately, the Republican Party wants the deal to fail.

Israel is not pleased. I am sure that Trump’s Zionist donors are not pleased. 

Active hostilities broke out after surprise U.S.–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and government sites in Iran resulted in the assassinations of Iranian officials, most notably including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. These attacks were launched amidst ongoing Iran–U.S. negotiations, which were being held to address Iran's nuclear program. Iran retaliated by conducting strikes on Israel, on U.S.-aligned Arab countries, and on U.S. bases across the region; and by effectively blocking the Strait of Hormuz, which has disrupted the global economy by causing a fuel crisis. Iran's response broadened the scale of the war by prompting retaliatory strikes from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.

The Trump administration gave various explanations for starting the war, including forestalling Iranian retaliation after an expected Israeli attack, destroying Iran's missile capabilities, preventing Iran from building a nuclear weapon, seizing Iran's oil resources and gas resources, or achieving regime change. Iranian and some U.S. officials rejected claims that Iran had been preparing an attack. The International Atomic Energy Agency said that, while Iran has refused to allow inspections of its damaged sites after the 2025 war, there was no evidence of a nuclear weapons program. United Nations secretary-general António Guterres and several uninvolved countries condemned the U.S.–Israeli strikes; the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning Iran's retaliatory strikes on Gulf states. Critics, including legal and international relations experts, described the US attacks as illegal under U.S. law, an act of imperialism, and a violation of Iran's sovereignty.

The war's economic impact includes the largest ever supply disruption of the global oil market, disruptions to the natural gas, fertilizer, aviation and tourism industries, as well as volatility in financial markets. Oil and gas shipments were disrupted by Iran's closure of the Strait, and Israeli and Iranian attacks on energy facilities. On May 12, the cost of the war to the U.S. military was estimated at nearly $29 billion, and the Pentagon requested a further $200 billion. By March 31, the cost to Arab countries was estimated at $120 billion. 

The Iranian government assessed the damage to their economy as at least $300 billion and possibly as much as $1 trillion by April 11.

Trump claimed victory several times, falsely claiming that Iran had "nothing left in a military sense," and that the U.S. had brought about regime change in Iran, despite the fact that the Islamic Republic remains in power. Iran, the U.S. and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, beginning on April 8; a ceasefire in Lebanon began on April 16. The Iranian ceasefire came under strain as Iran refused to re-open the Strait, blaming Israeli attacks on Lebanon. After the failure of the Islamabad Talks, Trump announced a naval blockade of Iran from April 13. There remained a "dual blockade" of the Persian Gulf by Iran, and of Iran by the U.S. 

Trump has extended the truce indefinitely, but further strikes have occurred since. 

Trump falsely claimed over 30 times since March that the US and Iran were supposedly nearing a deal to end the war, with no resolution occurring afterward each time.

On June 14, the U.S. and Iran announced the Islamabad Memorandum to end the war and the dual blockade of the Strait. On June 15, the U.S. military clarified its blockade will continue until the agreement is signed on June 19. 

On June 17, Trump signed the Memorandum at the Palace of Versailles following the G7 summit, and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian signed it in Tehran.