Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are split on President Donald Trump’s Iran peace deal, with some concerned the deal entails little enforcement, with some praising it as progress toward preventing a nuclear-armed Iran while others warned it could provide Tehran with billions of dollars and insufficient safeguards.Sen.Thomas Tuberville, R-Ala., told Fox News Digital he believes the deal shows progress from the beginning of the war, particularly in disbarring Iran’s nuclear program."They never can have nuclear weapons and we don't have troops on the ground and we made a lot of progress," Tuberville said.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION UNVEILS SWEEPING TERMS OF PROPOSED IRAN AGREEMENTSen.
Tommy Tuberville speaks to reporters as he returns to his office at the U.S.Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb.
10, 2026.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)But many are skeptical on whether the deal is harsh enough in substantially ensuring Iran’s nuclear program will be destroyed throughout the 60-day negotiation period.
It postpones nuclear conversations and lacks the authority to completely prohibit Iran from refusing compliance with the framework of the deal.Sen.Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., shared that exact concern with Fox News Digital, as well as the potential for the $300 billion toward economic reconstruction included in the deal to be used to fund terrorist groups."I am deeply concerned that we are giving Iran the benefit of hundreds of billions of dollars that can be spent on Hezbollah and other maligned proxies, as well as rebuilding its nuclear program," Blumenthal said.
"And the lack of any inspection or verification."He continued, "I am deeply concerned that this deal looks like unconditional surrender for the United States, not for Iran."TRUMP DEFENDS WAR DEAL IN MARATHON PRESSER, USING SEMANTICS ON WHY IRAN IS GETTING $300 BILLIONSen.Richard Blumenthal speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 31, 2023.
(Mariam Zuhaib/AP)The deal that was signed on Thursday would al...