Republicans aren’t taking President Donald Trump's deal with Iran well. While Congress has still not received the actual memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by Trump and Iranian officials, lawmakers have seen the reports circulating in the media. And one of the top Republicans in the Senate warned that while he supported the war’s initial objectives, he feared that the current agreement would undermine those same objectives. Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker, R-Miss., shredded the MOU in a statement on Thursday, in which he cautioned that the agreement "negotiates away the victories of Operation Epic Fury in ways that are completely out of step with the president's goals."TRUMP'S IRAN DEAL 'GIVING A LOT MORE TO GET A LOT LESS' THAN OBAMA'S, SENATOR SAYSSen.Roger Wicker, R-Miss., speaks to the press in Washington, D.C., on Jan.
11, 2024.(Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)"Specifically, the $300 billion fund for the reconstruction and economic development of Iran — though not funded by U.S.
taxpayers — would make Iran's payoff under President Obama's 2015 deal look like a pittance by comparison," Wicker said. The proposed $300 billion fund has given Republicans heartburn as details have emerged in recent days, with some comparing it to the billions that flowed to Iran under former President Joe Biden. The agreement stipulates that the U.S.would coordinate with regional partners to develop the fund, which would be finalized as part of the 60-day deal.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION UNVEILS SWEEPING TERMS OF PROPOSED IRAN AGREEMENTWicker also took issue with lifting sanctions on Iran and forcing Israel to stand down against Hezbollah, "an Iranian-backed terrorist organization that continues to attack Israel on its northern border." "The Iranian regime has not renounced its ultimate goal — ‘Death to America, Death to Israel,’" Wicker said.
"The regime will invest every penny it receives to further that aim.""President Trump has pursued peace...