Tentative 60-Day Iran Ceasefire Deal Reached, Pending Trump’s Approval
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I’m skeptical. We’re hearing about sanctions relief, frozen assets being released, reconstruction funds, “service fees” at the Strait of Hormuz instead of tolls, and even paying them just to come to the table. And even if it all actually happens, I doubt it ends up any better than the JCPOA.
Media and markets are already running with it like it’s a done deal. The sad part is we can’t even trust anything Trump says. We’ll see.
This meme leaves out a lot.
Obama's $1.7 billion wasn't a gift. It was money Iran already owned from a decades-old arms deal settlement. You can argue whether paying it was smart, but calling it a check to "fund their nuclear program" isn't what happened.
Biden's $6 billion wasn't taxpayer money either. It was Iranian oil revenue frozen overseas and restricted for humanitarian purchases. The "$16 billion" claim is mixing different pots of Iranian assets and sanctions relief into one scary headline.
And if we're keeping score, Trump tore up Obama's deal in 2018, then years later we are back at the negotiating table with Iran anyway.
In fact, JD Vance just acknowledged that Iran could potentially gain access to a reconstruction fund of up to $300 billion if it complies with the proposed agreement. The administration says it would be funded largely by Gulf states and tied to compliance, not a direct U.S. payout. That's a bigger number than anything Obama or Biden were accused of unfreezing.
The bigger question isn't whether Obama or Biden unfroze Iranian money. The bigger question is whether any administration can make a deal with Iran that they actually keep.
Right now we're hearing about reconstruction funds, sanctions relief, frozen assets, and new economic incentives again. Different administration, same sales pitch.
That's why I'm skeptical of all of them—not just Obama. We keep getting told this time the deal will work. I'll believe it when I see it.
Think about it. Most of the strikes were against military targets—missile production, launch sites, radar systems, air defenses, and other military infrastructure. We weren't systematically destroying bridges, power plants, ports, rail networks, or entire cities.
So if we're talking about a $300 billion package, it sounds less like rebuilding war damage and more like a broader economic investment plan. That's not necessarily good or bad, but let's at least call it what it is.
And here's the question nobody seems eager to answer: what do you think Iran is going to do with that money? Use it to improve the lives of ordinary Iranians? Or use it to make sure they're never vulnerable to this kind of attack again?
And if this deal is as good as we're being told, why haven't they released the actual text? Not the talking points. Not the press conference version. The meat and potatoes.
Can’t say it was bad when Obama and Biden did it, but now it is ok because Trump said so…
So if we're talking about a $300 billion package, it sounds less like rebuilding war damage and more like a broader economic investment plan. That's not necessarily good or bad, but let's at least call it what it is.
And here's the question nobody seems eager to answer: what do you think Iran is going to do with that money? Use it to improve the lives of ordinary Iranians? Or use it to make sure they're never vulnerable to this kind of attack again?
And if this deal is as good as we're being told, why haven't they released the actual text? Not the talking points. Not the press conference version. The meat and potatoes.
Can’t say it was bad when Obama and Biden did it, but now it is ok because Trump said so…
Here is the left wing version of the meme;
Not a historic “sellout,” not a clean “nothing to see here”—just early, messy reporting being pulled hard in both directions. The truth is likely sitting somewhere in the middle.
Not a historic “sellout,” not a clean “nothing to see here”—just early, messy reporting being pulled hard in both directions. The truth is likely sitting somewhere in the middle.