President Donald Trump's preliminary agreement with Iran is making its way through the media, but it still hasn’t made its way into the hands of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Those who have read the reports are split on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that the administration intends to finalize in a ceremonial signing on Friday. Some say it’s a worse outcome than former President Barack Obama's Iranian nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which Trump ripped up in his first term. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION UNVEILS SWEEPING TERMS OF PROPOSED IRAN AGREEMENTOne senator said President Donald Trump's early agreement with Iran is a worse outcome than former President Barack Obama's Iranian nuclear agreement.(Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg)"Everything I've seen is, like, what's being reported by Bloomberg or the read-out on this thing is, we are giving a lot more to get a lot less than we got in the JCPOA," Sen.
Tim Kaine, D-Va., said. "Now, I can't say that with an exclamation point on it until I actually see the memorandum, but every bit of reporting, thus far, says, we're giving a lot more to get a lot less than what we had before Donald Trump," he continued.The schism on the MOU doesn’t follow party lines, either. TRUMP'S IRAN DEAL SPARKS GOP DEMANDS FOR VOTE AS CONGRESS REMAINS IN THE DARK"Reagan is rolling over in his grave," Sen.Bill Cassidy, R-La., said on X.
"Iran’s 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."Administration officials revealed the plan to reporters on Wednesday and detailed plans for immediate waivers on Iranian oil exports, a framework for at least $300 billion in reconstruction and economic development, and a 60-day negotiation period aimed at securing a final agreement on Iran's nuclear program.But the agreement, in its current form...