14-Point Peace Deal With Iran Released, but Trump Vows to Bomb Iran Again If It Doesn’t “Behave”

14-Point Peace Deal With Iran Released, but Trump Vows to Bomb Iran Again If It Doesn’t “Behave”

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has released the 14-point peace deal with Iran that will end the war in the Persian Gulf. Called a memorandum of understanding, the deal could be signed tomorrow, Trump said at the G7 conference’s closing news conference.

While the memorandum of understanding (MOU) declares the “permanent termination of military operations,” if Iran doesn’t sign, Trump said — “if they don’t behave” — the bombing will begin again.

The deal says the U.S. will end its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz when the deal is signed. It also includes the creation of a $300 billion private investment fund to help Iran get back on its feet economically.

After the deal was leaked yesterday, Trump posted its points on Truth Social.

Termination of Military Operations

The United States and Islamic Republic of Iran “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 ensur[e] the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon,” Point 1 says.

The two countries agree to respect their “sovereignty and territorial integrity” and not meddle in “each other’s internal affairs.” They also agree to negotiate a final deal within 60 days, a deadline that can be extended if both sides agree.

When the deal is signed, the U.S. Navy will begin dismantling its blockade and “any disturbances or impediments against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and will fully end the naval blockade within 30 days,” Point 4 says:

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.

The deal requires Iran to ensure the “safe passage” of ships at no charge, “for 60 days only,” from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman. Commercial shipping will start immediately, and Iran will negotiate with Oman to “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.”

Reconstruction, Nuclear Weapons

Point 6 guarantees “at least” $300 billion for Iran’s reconstruction and economic development, with the framework to be finished within 60 days.

The deal ends all sanctions against Iran. 

“The Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons,” Point 8 says:

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 down blended on site under the supervision of the [International Atomic Energy Agency]. 

As well, Iran and the United States will discuss nuclear enrichment related to Iran’s “nuclear needs.”

While awaiting the completed deal, 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.”

And when the MOU is signed, the U.S. Treasury will waive restrictions on Iran’s exporting crude oil and related products, along with restrictions on banking and transportation. The deal also unfreezes Iranian assets when the MOU is signed.

CNN and other outlets published the entire text.

Signing Possibly Tomorrow

Trump said the pact will soon be signed. 

“Tomorrow, maybe the next day,” he said at the G7 presser. He had said the signing was set for Friday in Switzerland. 

But earlier today, Trump reiterated what he said before: Iran had better sign. “If I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at ’em, dropping bombs on their head,” he said while meeting with Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. “If they don’t behave,” Trump continued, “we’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head, OK?”

Israeli officials say the MOU does not bind their country. Israel will bomb anyone they doggone well please, they said.

Also dissatisfied with the notion of peace is Israel-first, Fox News blowhard Mark Levin.

“I find much to be concerned about in this MOU and I am truly hopeful that the next 60-days can be used to make important amendments to it,” he wrote on X. 

The Hezbollah terror outfit “is essentially protected by our government in alliance with the Iranian regime, and free to continue to kill Americans, Israelis, and others as the most potent terror weapon of the Iranian regime not only survives but is immunized,” Levin whined:

And since Israel is the only country that actually fights this enemy with its soldiers and airmen, and whose citizens are in the direct line of fire from missile and drone attacks, nobody in their right mind will tolerate this.  No amount of berating our ally or pressuring the PM, which is shocking, changes anything. I want to underscore Hezbollah has killed our people and we’ve done next to nothing to deal with it. In and of itself, that is shameful.

In fact, Israel isn’t “the only country that actually fights this enemy with its soldiers and airmen.” Thirteen Americans have died in this imprudent war, which has cost American taxpayers $113.3 billion.


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