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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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