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Sen. Eric Schmitt says President Trump achieved what many thought was impossible, crippling Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities while creating an opening for diplomacy:

“President Trump was very clear from the beginning about the mission here, which was to ensure that Iran would never have a nuclear weapon. They no longer have the ability to do that, and now they’re signing on the dotted line, for the first time, that they won’t pursue it. And we don’t need to trust them—we just need to verify it. The president effectively knocked out their military capability. Their navy is at the bottom of the sea. They have no air defense. Their nuclear program is in shambles and nowhere near being restarted. And if necessary, we can always go back and mow the lawn because we’ve got eyes on it. What the president has done is create space for diplomacy, which has always been his North Star. There’s still more work to do, and we need to verify all of this, but he has accomplished something that most experts six months ago would have said was impossible. I think it’s a good outcome for the American people.”
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Facts:

Obama didn’t get rid of the Iranian leadership, didn’t lay a finger on their military assets but trusted them with a deal worth billion$.

Trump got rid of the Iranian leadership, devastated their military and nuclear program and then started over with a diplomatic deal that will secure America’s future.

This is how it is done.

We’ve never had a President mixing military action and diplomacy so seamlessly.
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I am honoured to announce that the historic ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding’ has been electronically signed today between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Memorandum has been signed by honourable Presidents of both the countries and also endorsed by me as the mediator. The signing of this agreement at the highest level of the respective governments demonstrates the commitment of both sides to a diplomatic resolution of the conflict. Islamabad MoU shall enter into force with immediate effect and as a first step, Islamic Republic of Iran will instantly reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the United States of America will immediately lift the naval blockade.

I offer my heartfelt congratulations and sincere appreciation to the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump whose steadfast commitment to diplomacy and preference for peaceful resolution have once again helped end a conflict that could have led to devastating consequences for the region and beyond. I also commend the dedication and tireless efforts of the United States negotiating team, including J.D. Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, for their invaluable contributions to this achievement.

I express my profound respect and appreciation to His Eminence Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran and President Masoud Pezeshkian for their wisdom, foresight and statesmanship in embracing the cause of peace. I also wish to recognize the efforts of the Iranian negotiating team, including Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi and Eskandar Momeni, whose patience, perseverance and commitment to constructive engagement were instrumental in bringing this agreement to fruition.

I would especially like to acknowledge the sincere efforts and constructive engagement of the leadership of the State of Qatar in helping reach this point. I also highly commend the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Türkiye and the Arab Republic of Egypt for their indispensable role and invaluable contributions in this regard.

I would also like to make special mention of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, whose tireless efforts, selfless dedication and instrumental role were critical in facilitating this breakthrough and advancing the cause of peace and regional stability.

May this Memorandum of Understanding serve as an enduring foundation for greater understanding, mutual respect and shared prosperity for the complete region.

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So which sources are acceptable?

The ones you prefer

It’ll play out whatever you choose & everyone will then know the results, not before.
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Didn't the administration say this is false?

You’ve got panicans believing IRGC propaganda & MSM ‘sources’ instead of letting it play out

Their logic is hearing panic right now, it doesn’t remember hearing what Scott Bessent had said about IRGC funds
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My logic here all starts with his seemingly rogue comment about Iran keeping rockets and missiles, which has freaked out many, particularly Israelis and their supporters.

I'm betting the Gulf States are really uncomfortable, like Israel is, with that statement. They're not stupid. They're also targets, like Israel is. Less, but a lot, and the IRGC are crazy bastards. Makes me think Trump made it for them.

The thing is, they didn't do their parts and aren't yet. And Trump's definitely pissed at them because they straight up didn't help during the war (so far…). They wouldn't even let us use their airspace and tried to close down our own military bases. Trump didn't like that and didn't forget. No way.

So Trump letting them feel some legitimate heat that can be resolved by accomplishing his primary goals makes a lot of basic sense.

If we remember Trump's goals and work backwards, it's actually a little easier to see how this makes sense, even the MOU with it's big carrot/big stick arrangement that basically nobody believes will stick (thus terrifying Israel but, I'll bet, also those Gulf States). So what are Trump's goals?

1) Expand Abraham Accords;
2) KSA allying formally with Israel, which was happening until October 7 disrupted it, thus restoring a pre-10/7 peace agenda;
3) Increase their overall security dependency on US and Israel, thus shifting some of their "hand" in the region to us;
4) Standard Trumpism 101: Make them active participants in their own security arrangements, just like what he's doing with the EU and Pacific countries (no more America carrying all the weight).

The MOU itself creates conditions by which Iran becomes agentic in this. If they behave (they won't), they get rewarded, which they actually want, bigly. If they misuse that (everyone expects they will), they get a well-deserved stick. Everyone in the region feels this fear and is vigilant about it. If they misbehave (they will), they bring hellfire on themselves. This breaks the strangest force in the known universe: responsibility never sticks to a Muslim who behaved badly, never.

It's very high-risk, but this is a very high-stakes game, one of the highest in decades. The fears people have are real and justified, but Trump's got them priced in, I think. He knows he holds cards (B-2s, specifically) that let him adjust later if things don't work right, and by the number of times he's said so in the last 36 hours, I think he's well aware he'll be playing those cards at least sometimes. Tough shite for Iran.

I think we need to stop freaking out and let this develop. We need to see how it cooks and how the chef does with it.

Plus, I think he just hosed JD, and that's alright too.
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What do you mean "coming out"? This was discussed often during the original tariff scuffles last year.

Doomers don’t care. It interrupts their panicking
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We know. It's been posted and there is a long thread.

Link to thread that’s not the big war thread?

Must be missing it on the front page

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U.S.-Iran MOU: Point 1- “The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran and their allies in the current war, by signing this MOU, 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 ensuring the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon. The final deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and other provisions of this paragraph.”

Israel continues defensive operations in Lebanon, responding to Hezbollah attacks and ceasefire violations.

President Trump said, during an earlier press conference that Israel was only sent the official MOU a short time before he walked on stage.
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BREAKING: President Trump, speaking on the possibility of Iran stockpiling uranium, says the U.S. military’s surveillance technology is so advanced that personnel can identify individuals and monitor activity with remarkable precision.

"If somebody walks in and he's got a badge with his name on it, like Mohammed something, which is about a 50/50 guess, Mohammed something, they can tell the name, they can give you a serial number. We can see things you wouldn't believe."

Trump also highlighted Space Force capabilities while defending the effectiveness of the military blockade, which he called “unbelievable.”
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Essentially what has happened is that the decaying political establishment has imported millions of migrants from alien cultures that are entirely incompatible with the British way of life.

Those migrants have colonised large parts of our country, and live their lives how they choose to do so because our authorities are too frightened of being called racist to challenge them.

That has meant attitudes have flourished and spread which, in short, treat women and non-Muslims like shite.

And yes, I do mean that.

Conservative, Labour and Reform politicians are all directly responsible for this vast importation. Personally, I will never forgive anyone responsible.

Vulnerable working class white girls were treated like a piece of meat. Raped, abused, tortured, murdered. It was a racial attack, and it was a coordinated attack. All across Britain.

They targeted these girls because they were vulnerable, they were young, they were white.

Until the political class accepts that fact, nothing will EVER change.

These men do not live by the same rules as us - it is all beyond evil. And this is a coordinated network of organised crime right across the country. It is not random groups of scumbags doing this. It is a network. Organised. Ruthless. Efficient. It is an industry.

This is not homegrown. We imported it. We welcomed it. Embraced it. We continue to do so.

That was a choice.

Reversing it is also a choice. One we will make.

A Restore Britain Government will remove millions of foreign nationals who hate our way of life and have no reason to be in our country. Gone, and never allowed back.

With the British people’s approval, we will reintroduce the death penalty.

If a Pakistani man has been gang-raping a young English girl? Torturing her? Passing her around his brothers to also be raped?

We will put him to death. And I look forward to that. I really do.

Our report has outlined exact recommendations on what needs to be done to eradicate this cancer.

A Restore Britain Government will deliver it.

We will use the full force of the British state to crack down on these rapists and their enablers in the most brutal fashion imaginable. It will be swift and ruthless. It will be done, finally.

And I include their enablers in that.

That is why Farage tried to put me in prison. Because I wanted to deport complicit foreign family members. He found that so very extreme - admitting it on national television. Simply remarkable.

Hearing the evidence and testimonies provided to our inquiry, I can assure you that I am holding a moderate position.

I want the scumbags gone. Deported. Never allowed back.

For the very worst among them, I want them permanently removed.

Restore Britain will get called extreme, racist, islamophobic and whatever else by the Guardian, Farage, Nadine Dorries, the BBC, the Daily Mail, Zack Polanski.

I do not give a shite.

I am just grateful that there is finally a political party with the courage to do what needs to be done.

We are going to get our country back.

We are going to Restore Britain.
Memorandum of understanding is not the final version to be signed & is not binding.

Thought that was common knowledge, but it appears I was mistaken. People will still panic about unofficial stuff :lol: