Trump Demanded Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender.’ He Got a Surprise Instead. Less than four months ago, U.S.
President Donald Trump declared there would be “no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.” However, the agreement unveiled on Wednesday to de-escalate the conflict with Iran has turned out to be far from the surrender document Trump envisioned.
Instead, Iran appears to have emerged from the confrontation with significant gains. The deal allows Iran to resume oil sales worth billions of dollars, providing much-needed relief to its struggling economy.
This comes as negotiators prepare for further talks on a longer-term agreement aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program for up to 20 years, as Trump claimed in a recent interview.
The “Memorandum of Understanding,” signed by Trump and Iran’s president, also hints at the possibility of Iran negotiating a permanent mechanism to assert sovereignty over the critical Strait of Hormuz. This provision appears to contradict earlier statements by U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who had declared that any restrictions on free passage through the strait were “not acceptable.” The agreement also includes provisions for releasing billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets, though Trump insists this will be contingent on
Iran’s “good behavior.” Critics have pointed out that this concession is similar to one made by former President Barack Obama in 2015, which Trump has repeatedly criticized. While Trump touted U.S.
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