{"id":2615442,"date":"2026-06-18T05:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-peace-deal-inspires-little-celebration-as-us-banks-on-good-behavior\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T05:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:33:06","slug":"iran-peace-deal-inspires-little-celebration-as-us-banks-on-good-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-peace-deal-inspires-little-celebration-as-us-banks-on-good-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran peace deal inspires little celebration as US banks on &#8216;good behavior&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-peace-deal-inspires-little-celebration-as-us-banks-on-good-behavior%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2615442&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President donald Trump&#8217;s administration has faced ongoing challenges in achieving a peace agreement with Iran, with recent efforts marked by vague promises and uncertain outcomes. The White House announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) intended to reset regional tensions, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz and encouraging Iran to dismantle nuclear stockpiles, with a 60-day negotiation period. The deal offers Iran economic incentives such as sanctions relief and a reconstruction fund, contingent on Tehran\u2019s perceived good behavior. However, critics and some allies consider the agreement a misstep, arguing it fails to curb Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions and risks emboldening its unfriendly actions, including threats against regional stability and the continuation of Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-biden-wont-hold-direct-talks-with-kim-jong-un-experts-warn-china-will-take-over-korean-affairs-if-u-s-fails-to-open-direct-talks\/\" title=\"WH: Biden won...t hold direct talks with Kim Jong Un, experts warn China will take over Korean affairs if U.S. fails to open direct talks\">ballistic missile program<\/a>.Experts and opponents label the deal a important foreign policy mistake, citing concerns that Iran benefits without making meaningful concessions, and suggest it may exacerbate regional tensions rather than promote lasting peace. The U.S. officials emphasize that the deal is a first step and that Iran&#8217;s sincerity remains uncertain, with some U.S. politicians warning it fails to address core issues and could be exploited by Iran in the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">President Donald Trump\u2019s administration<\/a> has struggled for months with over-promising and under-delivering on a peace deal with Iran. Now, they\u2019re approaching their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613001\/read-iran-mou-deal\/\">latest bid for peace<\/a> with rhetoric that promises little and leaves what will be delivered as a question mark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House has claimed that its memorandum of understanding \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612446\/trump-iran-deal-friday-doubt\/\">set to be signed alongside Iranian officials<\/a> in Switzerland on Friday \u2014 has \u201csolved a threat Washington spent forty years managing.\u201d Critics and allies alike are confused and even outraged by that claim, asserting that the deal at best resets the board to the pre-war status quo.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613641\/us-iran-digital-deal-signing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US and Iran digitally re-sign deal to end war and open Strait of Hormuz<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4612247\/iran-deal-friday-vance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran deal will be out by Friday at the latest: Vance<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4612166\/watch-live-trump-speak-g7-summit-france\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at G7 summit in France<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. official speaking to reporters on Wednesday via a phone conference characterized the memorandum as a first step to normalizing the Islamic Republic, describing the economic benefits as an incentive for Iran to \u201cdial up their good behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is fundamentally an agreement that allows us to open the Strait of Hormuz immediately, commits the Iranians to destroying the nuclear dust, and then gives us a dial where if the Iranians dial up their good behavior, we respond by dialing up the kind of economic and sanctions relief that could make them a more prosperous country,\u201d a senior U.S. official told reporters on the press call.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Donald Trump departs after a news conference at the G7 summit, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deal establishes a 60-day period of negotiation between Washington and Tehran, during which transit of the Strait of Hormuz will be unimpeded and all hostilities in the region \u2014 including between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon \u2014 will cease. The strait had been open before Operation Epic Fury commenced in February, and neither Hezbollah nor Israel has signed onto the MOU.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran affirms in the memo that it will not pursue the creation of nuclear weapons, an official position it has maintained for decades. They will also allow for the disposal of its stockpiled nuclear dust.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In return, the U.S. is offering a generous buffet of sweeteners. Iranian officials will negotiate with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4612244\/uae-reduce-reliance-strait-hormuz-zero\/\">Gulf States<\/a> to craft a $300 billion reconstruction plan, the U.S. will temporarily waive sanctions on Iranian oil exports, and frozen Iranian assets will be freed up if Tehran demonstrates sincerity in meeting its obligations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. officials are putting a lot of weight on the assumption that Iran will act in good faith and be held accountable by its neighbors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m sure the Iranians will assert their rights as aggressively as they can,\u201d the senior U.S. official admitted to reporters, contending that toll-free access to the strait will continue past the 60-day window \u201cbecause the Persian Gulf States will never agree to an arrangement that doesn\u2019t permit toll-free access \u2026 for themselves and their industries.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official hammered home the point that the memo \u201cdoesn\u2019t require us to do anything \u2014 to ever pay a cent of money to the Iranians, to ever contribute money to this reconstruction fund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf they do what they have to do, we will permit the investment and the reconstruction of their country,\u201d the official said. \u201cIf they do what they say that they\u2019re going to do, and they change their behavior as a country, that would be great for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump echoed this sense of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612945\/trump-jd-vance-iran-peace-deal\/\">vague faith in Iranian sincerity<\/a> during a press conference at the G7 summit that took place simultaneously with the phone conference. He told reporters that some aspects of long-term peace aren\u2019t even mentioned in the text of the document but will be honored upon threat of resuming the war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome things aren\u2019t even mentioned in the agreement,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBut we have an understanding of certain things without writing it. And if they don\u2019t honor that, we\u2019ll probably go back to bombing them until they honor it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same conference, Trump offered a surprisingly honest assessment that the deal was necessary because the \u201calternative would be a worldwide depression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president justified allowing Tehran to maintain its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612931\/trump-iran-deal-keeping-ballistic-weapons\/\">remaining ballistic missile arsenal<\/a> by pointing out \u201cother people have some\u201d and Iranians \u201cdon\u2019t want to be firing missiles right now\u201d anyway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-worst-foreign-policy-blunder-in-decades\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Worst foreign policy blunder in decades\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who lost his reelection bid in the Republican primary amid opposition from Trump, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4613281\/bill-cassidy-trump-deal-iran-worst-foreign-policy-blunder\/\">called the deal<\/a> \u201cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >worst foreign policy blunder<\/a> in decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran\u2019s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future. Now, Iran gets to build brand-new infrastructure under this deal,\u201d Cassidy said Wednesday. \u201cBefore the war, the strait was open, Iran was being crushed by sanctions, and 13 service members were still alive. Now, 13 Americans are dead, families have paid billions at the pump, sanctions will be lifted, and the bombing has stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah and crown prince of Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PahlaviReza\/status\/2066850744318234943\">declared<\/a> it \u201cmorally wrong and strategically misguided\u201d for the U.S. to \u201cdo a deal with a regime that murdered more than 40,000 protestors in two days in January.\u201d He warned that any negotiated deal with the Iranian government would prove fruitless in the long-term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDealing with this regime will fail and we will all face the consequences,\u201d the crown prince said. \u201cThe regime\u2019s 47-year war against the Iranian people continues. Just as it has never made peace with its own citizens, it will never truly make peace with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fox News presenter Trey Gowdy, a former assistant U.S. attorney and South Carolina congressman, said he initially \u201cdidn\u2019t believe\u201d the text of the MOU \u2014 arguing the U.S. was holding all the leverage in the situation but is failing to gain anything with the agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe literally had our foot on their throat militarily, economically,\u201d Gowdy said Wednesday. \u201cWe had an economic stranglehold on that country. So when you go back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraines-fight-is-about-europes-future\/\" title=\"Ukraine...s Fight Is About Europe...s Future\">status quo ante<\/a> before the blockade, how are we better off? What did we get?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued: \u201cDo you really think Iran has abandoned its nuclear ambition? Do you believe them? What do you think they are going to do with $300 billion? What are the going to do with the oil revenue? Do you think they are going to build schools? Do you think they are going to make women\u2019s lives better? Or are they going to continue to target America and Israel? I happen to think the latter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4613010\/iran-communications-official-no-more-internet-blackouts-crisis\/\">IRANIAN COMMUNICATIONS OFFICIAL SAYS COUNTRY WILL NO LONGER HAE INTERNET BLACKOUTS, EVEN IN CRISES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One Republican lawmaker offering token support for the deal is Sen.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\"> Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC), who offered a lukewarm defense of \u201ctrying\u201d to negotiate the denuclearization of the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just had a very lengthy and productive discussion with [Special Envoy Steve Witkoff] about the state of play regarding Iran,\u201d Graham said Wednesday afternoon. \u201cAfter this discussion, it is my opinion that signing the MOU will be beneficial to the United States, in as much as the Strait of Hormuz will begin to open, and the hostilities with Iran will stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued: \u201cWhether or not the United States can reach an acceptable, verifiable deal with Iran regarding its nuclear program and other issues is yet to be determined, but I see little downside to trying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/hezbollah-chief-iran-deal-a-great-victory-can-be-used-to-expel-israel-from-lebanon\/\">said in a televised address<\/a> on Wednesday that the peace deal is a \u201cgreat victory\u201d for Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said during a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday that although he thinks the deal will proceed on time, \u201cyou never know\u201d because \u201cI\u2019ve gone into deals that were 100%, and they don\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s Iran deal: promises vague, outcomes uncertain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2615443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26168626846088.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32402,3823,39846,50822],"class_list":["post-2615442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-international-relations","tag-iran","tag-peace-deal","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26168626846088.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2615442"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615446,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615442\/revisions\/2615446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2615443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2615442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2615442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2615442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}