Emerging proposal to end Iran War met with backlash from some Republicans
Three GOP senators warned the 60-day ceasefire would leave Iran stronger, while Trump says the talks are proceeding nicely.
- On Sunday, Republican hawks publicly condemned President Donald Trump's emerging Iran deal, calling it a 'disastrous mistake' after Trump announced Saturday that peace with Tehran had been 'largely negotiated' and would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- The unpopular conflict has cost U.S. taxpayers at least $29 billion and killed thirteen service members since Feb. 28, when the United States and Israel attacked Iran; Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz—transiting about 20% of global energy supplies—jolted the world economy.
- Senator Ted Cruz warned the deal would leave Iran 'receiving billions of dollars, being able to enrich uranium and develop nuclear weapons, and having effective control over the Strait of Hormuz,' calling it a 'disastrous mistake,' while former national security adviser John Bolton wrote Sunday that Tehran would be 'back on the road to nuclear weapons, supporting global terrorism.'
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the deal Sunday from India, stating a nuclear-armed Iran 'is not going to happen,' while White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung attacked Pompeo's criticism, telling him to 'shut his stupid mouth' and 'leave the real work to the professionals.'
- The New York Times reported critical deal details remain murky with Iran's uranium fate unresolved, while the Wall Street Journal warned ending U.S. pressure before dismantling Iran's nuclear program removes Washington's leverage; some Republicans including Senator Rand Paul urged critics to give Trump space for an 'America First solution.
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adressa.noSeveral leading Republicans, including Ted Cruz, are highly critical of the agreement that the United States, according to President Donald Trump, is about to enter into with Iran.
The United States and Iran have reached an agreement in principle to open the Strait of Hormuz and extend the truce for 60 days.
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elDiarioARSenators and commentators MAGA traditionally aligned with Israel, and some also with Islamophobia, have come to the fore after publishing the U.S.-Iran agreement Trump claims to be finalizing Republicans are in a state of nervousness. A few months after the mid-term legislative elections, problems continue to arise and grow.With the war in Iran, the setback is that the MAGA base is split between Israel's allies and Islamophobes, as opposed to th…
The Wall Street Journal board warns Trump against ‘economic bailout’ in Iran deal
The Wall Street Journal editorial board on Sunday pushed back on the reported terms of a peace deal being negotiated by the Trump administration and Iranian government. The editorial board wrote that while the administration “can claim real achievements” from the war, the ceasefire period “may deliver a strategic setback” for the U.S. Multiple outlets…
GOP hawks fear Trump making a 'disastrous mistake' with Iran deal
In a late May video with liberal journalist Molly Jong-Fast, The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson — a Never Trump conservative and former GOP strategist — argued that President Donald Trump is so desperate to get the United States out of its war with Iran that he's willing accept a bad deal with the Iranian regime in Tehran. But according to i Paper reporter Simon Marks, doing so could alienate hawkish Republicans who supported Trump's military str…
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