Iran Gets Major Economic Lifeline for Minimal Concessions in Initial Deal

[Senior]

Iran Gets Major Economic Lifeline for Minimal Concessions in Initial Deal

The agreement delays the most difficult steps for Iran for later talks, while granting it crucial benefits.

www.nytimes.com

6/18/2026
“On balance, the memorandum appears to favor Iran,” said Nicole Grajewski, who teaches at the Center for International Studies at Sciences Po in France and studies Iran’s foreign policy. “Tehran secures movement toward sanctions relief, a pathway for the restoration of oil exports, access to economic benefits and a reduction in military pressure while making relatively limited new nuclear commitments.” Some analysts were puzzled over why a similar agreement could not have been made before a monthslong war that has killed Iranian civilians, destroyed parts of the country’s infrastructure and enabled Iran to exert leverage over the global economy.

“It’s difficult to escape the conclusion that these negotiations could have taken place without a three-month war,” said Holly Dagres, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute. “Much of what is outlined in the agreement — including the Strait of Hormuz, which has historically remained open — could have been addressed through diplomacy.” And she pointed out that the agreement left the most difficult issues, including the precise limits to be imposed on Iran’s nuclear program, for later talks. “I’m skeptical that the next 60 days of talks will produce concrete results,” she said. “This is merely kicking the can down the road.”

This is a consequence of the US State Department being gutted and career diplomats taking early retirement rather than hanging around for a pink slip via email.

 

[JoeB131]

This is a consequence of the US State Department being gutted and career diplomats taking early retirement rather than hanging around for a pink slip via email.

The problem is Trump wouldn't have listened to the career diplomats and military men who told him this was a terrible idea to start with.

The real problem here is that Trump knows that this war is killing him politically. He thinks that abjectly surrendering to Iran will end it and save his ass.

Kind of like Nixon did when he signed the Paris Accords with Vietnam.

It didn't work then. It won't work now.

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

Yeah, this is what happens when you lose.
The winner doesn't make concessions beyond those that cease immediate aggression.
Iran won. People can't get that through their heads for some reason.
If you knew, you knew exactly how this would all turn out.
Exactly like it did, but this is so much better!
So many lives have been saved.
My question, and one that no one seems to be willing to ask, is this: What will the Jews be paying?
LOL!! I know the answer; No need to tell me. hahaha!!

GOTCHA GOY!

 

[Mac1958]

Major league reparations. Sanctions dropped. Control of the Strait whenever they feel like it. High fives all over Tehran.

As expected. They planned this for decades, and we pranced right into it.

Bebe found an American President stupid enough to do his dirty work.

 

[luiza]

Its partly why I backed them from Day One.
They were only up against America and we all know that they never win anything .
.
The funniest time was when the Americans tried to mount a small ground force invasion -- estimated between 3-400 men .
They were blitzed , lost more than 20 and around a dozen planes and helicopters .
It was so awful that they had to invent a cover story of a team rescuing a downed pilot .
One great incident that was not in the script .

Another was the US Zionists losing every ME base ----- all flattened with thousands evacuated to hospitals in secret across the whole area .
Still a big silence on that chapter!!

Shame if the Theatre is on " hold "for awhile .
Still , the Hezzers can shred northern Israel if provoked during the half time interval .

 

[Bleipriester]

Yeah, this is what happens when you lose.
The winner doesn't make concessions beyond those that cease immediate aggression.
Iran won. People can't get that through their heads for some reason.
If you knew, you knew exactly how this would all turn out.
Exactly like it did, but this is so much better!
So many lives have been saved.
My question, and one that no one seems to be willing to ask, is this: What will the Jews be paying?
LOL!! I know the answer; No need to tell me. hahaha!!

GOTCHA GOY!

Iran did not win. Dozens of thousands of their assets are destroyed. And when you reach an agreement, it won´t result in you being isolated.

Iran agrees not to build a nuke, will reopen Strait of Hormuz — and US to release $25B in assets in Trump peace deal: Tehran

Iran has agreed not to build a nuclear weapon and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in return the US will release some $25 billion in frozen assets as part of a President Trump-brokered peace deal,&#…

nypost.com

 

[candycorn]

Major league reparations. Sanctions dropped. Control of the Strait whenever they feel like it. High fives all over Tehran.

As expected. They planned this for decades, and we pranced right into it.

Bebe found an American President stupid enough to do his dirty work.

If "they" is Iran...I doubt that. If "they" is Israel...we probably should be a bit more circumspect about if our allies have our best interest at heart right?

What is strange--if what you say is true, the MOU doesn't mention Hezbulloah (sp?) or the proxies. Maybe the blob thinks you are right since there wasn't even a mention of stopping the missiles from falling on Israel....

If so...yikes; We really got taught a lesson.

 

[Bleipriester]

If "they" is Iran...I doubt that. If "they" is Israel...we probably should be a bit more circumspect about if our allies have our best interest at heart right?

What is strange--if what you say is true, the MOU doesn't mention Hezbulloah (sp?) or the proxies. Maybe the blob thinks you are right since there wasn't even a mention of stopping the missiles from falling on Israel....

If so...yikes; We really got taught a lesson.

"US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Sunday that the deal would see Iran give up their nearly 1,000 pound supply of highly enriched uranium, as well as their status as backers of terrorist proxies in the region."

Iran agrees not to build a nuke, will reopen Strait of Hormuz — and US to release $25B in assets in Trump peace deal: Tehran

Iran has agreed not to build a nuclear weapon and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in return the US will release some $25 billion in frozen assets as part of a President Trump-brokered peace deal,&#…

nypost.com

 

[candycorn]

"US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Sunday that the deal would see Iran give up their nearly 1,000 pound supply of highly enriched uranium, as well as their status as backers of terrorist proxies in the region."

Iran agrees not to build a nuke, will reopen Strait of Hormuz — and US to release $25B in assets in Trump peace deal: Tehran

Iran has agreed not to build a nuclear weapon and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in return the US will release some $25 billion in frozen assets as part of a President Trump-brokered peace deal,&#…

nypost.com

I see.

Can you show me where that was in the agreement that Trump signed?

I'm not saying it isn't in there....I just haven't seen it yet. TIA

 

[1srelluc]

Dem circle jerk thread.

But hey, we pushed their shit in and killed 8K of them.

 

[Bleipriester]

I see.

Can you show me where that was in the agreement that Trump signed?

I'm not saying it isn't in there....I just haven't seen it yet. TIA

Well, I guess we have to trust the news.

 

[candycorn]

Well, I guess we have to trust the news.

Wasn't stopping nuclear war the stated reason for going over there in the first place? Sounds like a pretty big thing to leave out!!!! Surely it wasn't to reopen a Strait that was already opened....

 

[JoeB131]

Dem circle jerk thread.

But hey, we pushed their shit in and killed 8K of them.

We expended 90 billion dollars and accomplished nothing
The Iranians are getting 300 billion in development
They get no restrictions on the ICBM development
No restrictions on their support for foreign militias
Sanctions are being lifted
Assets are being unfrozen
A promise that we won't try to destabilize their government

Seriously, this is the worst deal since Neville Chamberlain gave away the Sudetenland.

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

Iran did not win. Dozens of thousands of their assets are destroyed. And when you reach an agreement, it won´t result in you being isolated.

Iran agrees not to build a nuke, will reopen Strait of Hormuz — and US to release $25B in assets in Trump peace deal: Tehran

Iran has agreed not to build a nuclear weapon and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in return the US will release some $25 billion in frozen assets as part of a President Trump-brokered peace deal,&#…

nypost.com

Oh, like they agreed to do under the JCPOA...in 2015?
But now they get $300B and control of the Strait?
So we wasted lives, bases destroyed, hundreds of billions, probably a trillion dollars when it was all said and done, plus control of the Strait, plus relaxing of sanctions? Plus unfreezing billions in funds...for what?
You think they didn't win?

 

[JoeB131]

Oh, like they agreed to do under the JCPOA...in 2015?
But now they get $300B and control of the Strait?
So we wasted lives, bases destroyed, hundreds of billions, probably a trillion dollars when it was all said and done, plus control of the Strait, plus relaxing of sanctions? Plus unfreezing billions in funds...for what?
You think they didn't win?

Oh, it's so much worse than that.

If anything, this will strengthen relations between the Gulf States and Iran, as there will be more economic interdependence.

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

Oh, it's so much worse than that.

If anything, this will strengthen relations between the Gulf States and Iran, as there will be more economic interdependence.

I know, but I am just trying to keep it to a readable sample size .
That moron, Trump FKD us! Big time.

 

[rightwinger]

Iran Gets Major Economic Lifeline for Minimal Concessions in Initial Deal

The agreement delays the most difficult steps for Iran for later talks, while granting it crucial benefits.

www.nytimes.com

This is a consequence of the US State Department being gutted and career diplomats taking early retirement rather than hanging around for a pink slip via email.

Trump had a losing hand and nothing to bargain with

Trump surrendered to Iran and gave them the Strait

 

[Bleipriester]

Wasn't stopping nuclear war the stated reason for going over there in the first place? Sounds like a pretty big thing to leave out!!!! Surely it wasn't to reopen a Strait that was already opened....

You are confusing something. Iran did not close the Strait in the first place.

 

[rightwinger]

Iran does not need a nuclear weapon as a deterrent

They have the Strait and closing it does more economic damage than. Nuke ever will

 

[JoeB131]

Trump had a losing hand and nothing to bargain with

Trump surrendered to Iran and gave them the Strait

And China is taking notes.

Iran humbled the mighty US military with cheap drones