{"id":2309,"date":"2026-06-19T07:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2026-06-19T07:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:37:15","slug":"iranian-mou-is-far-from-trumps-promise-of-unconditional-surrender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2309","title":{"rendered":"Iranian MOU is far from Trump\u2019s promise of \u2018unconditional surrender\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>OPINION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On April 1, President Trump addressed the nation on Operation Epic Fury, the military offensive he had launched against Iran in February.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2307\">Comedian Carlos Mencia faces 12 felony charges for failing to report more than $8M in earnings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, the White House issued the following post from its Rapid Response 47 account on X: \u201cFrom day one, the objectives have been clear: obliterate Iran\u2019s missiles and production, annihilate its navy, sever its support for terrorist proxies, and ensure it never acquires a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This week, the U.S. reached a memorandum of understanding with Iran that fails to achieve any of the Trump administration\u2019s clearly laid-out goals at the start of the mission. In fact, on some points, it undermines them.<\/p>\n<p>Let us start with obliterating Iran\u2019s missiles and production. Iran\u2019s war industry undoubtedly sustained significant damage, but not all its missiles were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Trump administration shifted its goalposts so dramatically that the president said it is \u201ca little bit unfair\u201d to tell Iran that it cannot have missiles, as other countries have them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA ballistic missile is not the same thing as what we\u2019re talking about,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cSaudi Arabia, Qatar, they all have some, I would say in relative proportion, I think it\u2019s OK [for Iran to have some missiles].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the Iranian navy, the administration has repeatedly told the American public that it is sitting on the bottom of the Strait of Hormuz. If that were the case, then why would the U.S. need a memorandum of understanding with Iran to open the strait?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, U.S. operators sank many of Iran\u2019s big ships, but Tehran has held the strait hostage with its fast boats, which have continually been dropping mines in the strait and threatening other tankers looking for passage.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. never had \u201ccomplete operational control\u201d over the strait, despite the administration\u2019s assertions. Otherwise, no agreement would be needed for Iran to open it.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of Iran severing its support of its terrorist proxies, the text of the memorandum of understanding does not require such a severance or even address Iran\u2019s support for terrorism worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>It does, however, make clear that Israel must hold its fire on Lebanon, where Hezbollah continues to operate and fire rockets at our ally on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2305\">Midterms shape up to favor Republicans on the issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the last point, the memorandum of understanding reaffirms that Iran \u201cshall not procure or develop nuclear weapons.\u201d The language here is vague and open to interpretation for a regime dead set on acquiring a nuclear weapon. Procure is defined as \u201cobtain (something), especially with care or effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even President Obama\u2019s much-criticized Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action had more precise language. It declared that \u201cIran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump\u2019s memorandum of understanding promises that the U.S. will work with regional partners \u201cto develop a definitive, mutually agreed plan with at least $300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump assures that no U.S. money will be dedicated to this effort and estimates that the U.S. and Israel caused as much as $1 trillion in damage to Iranian infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Still, if no civilian bridges, utilities or roadways were bombed, one can assume only that Iran will use this money to rebuild its missile production and navy, undercutting the administration\u2019s set goal in April.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump has assured the American public that if Iran violates the deal or acts in bad faith, more bombs will be dropped.<\/p>\n<p>Yet for the past 47 years, Iran has not lived up to any agreement it has ever signed. It has sought only to delay long enough to rebuild its war machine while the other side sought diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>This memorandum of understanding is far from the \u201cunconditional surrender\u201d Mr. Trump promised at the start of Operation Epic Fury. The U.S. seems to be gaining nothing for its war efforts, while Iran reaps the rewards of surviving the U.S. and Israel\u2019s military thrashing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!\u201d President Trump wrote on X in January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>With this signed memorandum of understanding, Iran\u2019s winning streak seems to be holding.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2303\">The Declaration is our \u2018why\u2019; the Constitution is our \u2018what\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 1, President Trump addressed the nation on Operation Epic Fury, the military offensive he launched against Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,30],"tags":[14,17,908,108],"class_list":["post-2309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","category-opinion","tag-donald-trump","tag-iran","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-white-house"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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