Agreed. When questioned about that, Iranians say that “all fronts” also includes Palestine, but not being specifically mentioned is a problem along with many other points that merit specific definitions, like “ceasefire.”
I read that the Iranians consider that Gaza already has a ceasefire agreement with the Israelis, so adding Gaza to the MOU is redundant. The trick in all cases is to get the Israelis to keep their agreements. Side note: I always laugh when the Americans say they cannot trust the Iranians to keep their word!
Over the past 16/17 years I've been directly involved in a dozen or more MOU's (half Governmental) and for the greatest part they all turn too, in Larry C's words, Male-Bovine-Excrement.
Many of those MOU's compared to this Big Beautiful Boondoggle were much simpler affairs with none of the Parties to them associated with Death Cults, Genocidal Maniacs or Financial Grifters; and these are only the knowns.
It would be interesting to see the original Farsi document. I would imagine that some nuances are lost or altered in translation. Twenty years ago the word 'their' was a plural, so the meaning was clear: it applied to both parties, not one. But, with the arrival of neutral pronouns, they/their/them has taken on a singular role. Possibly not in Farsi.
The Cherokee Indians and Sitting Bull are examples of how treaties with the Yanks can be trusted.
As soon as these Hegseths and Vances, watching from their screens in Washington, spot the right opportunity for a surprise attack, they will egg on their bloodthirsty brothers-in-arms to attack Iran and will support them. The Europeans and their possible involvement are irrelevant. . The Mossad will continue its attempts to destabilise Iraq via the usual KRG channels, as it has done for the past 20 years.
The only way to put a definitive end to these destabilisation attempts by the US, UK and EU would be to completely neutralise Israel and for the US to withdraw from the region. If this does not happen, Iran may well end up suffering the same fate as the Syrians.
thanks karl... i think it was posted earlier on moa, but regardless - this will be A FIRST! lol.... it is written like some hollywood drama thriller where the bad guys concede, lol... i am looking forward to the non surprising ending here..
Zionist success in torpedoing the MOU is contingent on US behavior. The big problem from within the Empire IMO is the criminal war isn’t seen as a loss but is being framed as a victory, which is why there’s so much dismay at the MOU. There’s nothing in the MOU that saying Iran cannot attack the Zionists; indeed, the opposite is true. Marandi today said as much. The venue for the formal signing in Switzerland was moved to a more secure location when a Zionist plan to assassinate the Iranian team was discovered and publicly announced.
Aye. The question is: which is stronger Trump's liplock to Israel's brown starfish or the US economy, especially with Cushing at tank bottom last week.
Here is what CNN relates JD Vance said about #1/14:
Vice President JD Vance told CNN’s Jake Tapper that this paragraph also means, “the Iranians have to stop funding violent terrorist organizations, they have to stop funding regional instability.”
The US needs to stop funding regional instability; the Israelis need to be disarmed by US cutting them off.
Iran needs to close the strait until Israel disarms! Until the IDF a violent terrorist organization is disbanded.
"The United States of America undertakes to terminate all types of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the United Nations Security Council resolutions..."
Either a barefaced lie, or an open admission that the US government controls the UN Security Council. And what about European sanctions?
Well, point 2 will certainly put Iran in a unique situation. I am not aware that the US respects the sovereignty of ANY country and expecting them to stop interfering in Iran's internal affairs is like asking a drug addict to forego their next fix.
According to Military Channel, NATO drones just overwhelmed Moscow air defenses, causing quite a few big explosions around the city. If real life in Moscow was anywhere near as bad as what was shown, I would expect a strong coordinated Iranian / Russian response.
The drone attacks on Moscow justifies Russia sending drones into Europe. The Israeli attacks on Lebanon justifies Iranian attacks on Israel. US politicians are going crazy enough to convince Russia and Iran that war is around the corner one way or another.
I no longer care about words written. Actions taken, or not taken, is all that matters now. This also substantially reduces the amount of time I'll be spending following this stuff for a while. Need to maintain my sanity in this sea if disinformation and dishonesty.
Er, what about the final and most important clause?
"The USA and Israel agree that Israel shall sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty forthwith, admit international inspectors to examine its civil and military nuclear installations and materials, and that Israel shall hand over all of its nuclear weapons for disposal by the relevant international authorities with witnesses from Iran, Russia, China, and all other interested nations".
"The United States of America undertakes with regional partners to develop a definitive, mutually agreed plan with at least $300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran".
To repurpose a very old joke, with a mutually agreed plan and $5 you can buy a cup of coffee. Or just with $5.
Otto von Bismarck would not be surprised that Palestine is not mentioned and neither am I. Iran gets all of its existential goals, and an American guarantee, on paper anyway, for Lebanese sovereignty, which any reasonable person will interpret as an Israeli withdrawal from that country.
I do not expect Israel will withdraw, and Iran will continue to hit Israel, but not the US or vice-versa, and the Strait of Hormuz will stay open to shipping. Until something changes.
The main thing is that it probably means the US will withdraw from the Middle East. Those bases will never be rebuilt; not by the US, anyway. That's a great victory for Iran.
I wish it included Gaza and the West Bank.
Agreed. When questioned about that, Iranians say that “all fronts” also includes Palestine, but not being specifically mentioned is a problem along with many other points that merit specific definitions, like “ceasefire.”
I read that the Iranians consider that Gaza already has a ceasefire agreement with the Israelis, so adding Gaza to the MOU is redundant. The trick in all cases is to get the Israelis to keep their agreements. Side note: I always laugh when the Americans say they cannot trust the Iranians to keep their word!
Iran can always fall back on its ultimate, lethal weapon: the final warning.
Also, clear statement of complete IDF withdrawal from those and Lebanese territories.
Way too unpalatable a sell to a Zionist Death Cult.
Tough.
you mean like ''i wish it was true?'' - i know what you mean if so..
Here my analysis of the MoU (or MoM, as I call it) and the surrounding events (there is one where Trump says the quiet part out loud!): https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/trump-releases-the-full-text-of-the?r=25fc37
Over the past 16/17 years I've been directly involved in a dozen or more MOU's (half Governmental) and for the greatest part they all turn too, in Larry C's words, Male-Bovine-Excrement.
Many of those MOU's compared to this Big Beautiful Boondoggle were much simpler affairs with none of the Parties to them associated with Death Cults, Genocidal Maniacs or Financial Grifters; and these are only the knowns.
I agree about point 1. It can be read as meaning that only Iran's proxies stand down, and USA proxies aren't included.
Punctuation is everything. Here is the first clause as published by Larry Johnson (he does not give his source)
"1. The Islamic Republic of Iran, the United States of America, and their allies ......"
No ambiguity there.
It would be interesting to see the original Farsi document. I would imagine that some nuances are lost or altered in translation. Twenty years ago the word 'their' was a plural, so the meaning was clear: it applied to both parties, not one. But, with the arrival of neutral pronouns, they/their/them has taken on a singular role. Possibly not in Farsi.
The Cherokee Indians and Sitting Bull are examples of how treaties with the Yanks can be trusted.
As soon as these Hegseths and Vances, watching from their screens in Washington, spot the right opportunity for a surprise attack, they will egg on their bloodthirsty brothers-in-arms to attack Iran and will support them. The Europeans and their possible involvement are irrelevant. . The Mossad will continue its attempts to destabilise Iraq via the usual KRG channels, as it has done for the past 20 years.
The only way to put a definitive end to these destabilisation attempts by the US, UK and EU would be to completely neutralise Israel and for the US to withdraw from the region. If this does not happen, Iran may well end up suffering the same fate as the Syrians.
thanks karl... i think it was posted earlier on moa, but regardless - this will be A FIRST! lol.... it is written like some hollywood drama thriller where the bad guys concede, lol... i am looking forward to the non surprising ending here..
No need for the west to polish this turd (in their eyes, it is a turd); Israel will torpedo it.
Hasn't Israel already torpedoed it? USrael are playing games with us all, using each other in a game of pass the buck.
Zionist success in torpedoing the MOU is contingent on US behavior. The big problem from within the Empire IMO is the criminal war isn’t seen as a loss but is being framed as a victory, which is why there’s so much dismay at the MOU. There’s nothing in the MOU that saying Iran cannot attack the Zionists; indeed, the opposite is true. Marandi today said as much. The venue for the formal signing in Switzerland was moved to a more secure location when a Zionist plan to assassinate the Iranian team was discovered and publicly announced.
Aye. The question is: which is stronger Trump's liplock to Israel's brown starfish or the US economy, especially with Cushing at tank bottom last week.
"Regional instability!"
CNN put up the 14 points.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/17/politics/us-iran-memo-annotated-intl-vis
Here is what CNN relates JD Vance said about #1/14:
Vice President JD Vance told CNN’s Jake Tapper that this paragraph also means, “the Iranians have to stop funding violent terrorist organizations, they have to stop funding regional instability.”
The US needs to stop funding regional instability; the Israelis need to be disarmed by US cutting them off.
Iran needs to close the strait until Israel disarms! Until the IDF a violent terrorist organization is disbanded.
MOU. Iran got nothing for holding back striking the violent terrorists in the IDF!
"The United States of America undertakes to terminate all types of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the United Nations Security Council resolutions..."
Either a barefaced lie, or an open admission that the US government controls the UN Security Council. And what about European sanctions?
Well, point 2 will certainly put Iran in a unique situation. I am not aware that the US respects the sovereignty of ANY country and expecting them to stop interfering in Iran's internal affairs is like asking a drug addict to forego their next fix.
Thank you for posting this !
The root, the tree, the branches and the leaves of the problem has always been, and will always be as long as it exists, Zionism.
According to Military Channel, NATO drones just overwhelmed Moscow air defenses, causing quite a few big explosions around the city. If real life in Moscow was anywhere near as bad as what was shown, I would expect a strong coordinated Iranian / Russian response.
The drone attacks on Moscow justifies Russia sending drones into Europe. The Israeli attacks on Lebanon justifies Iranian attacks on Israel. US politicians are going crazy enough to convince Russia and Iran that war is around the corner one way or another.
I no longer care about words written. Actions taken, or not taken, is all that matters now. This also substantially reduces the amount of time I'll be spending following this stuff for a while. Need to maintain my sanity in this sea if disinformation and dishonesty.
Er, what about the final and most important clause?
"The USA and Israel agree that Israel shall sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty forthwith, admit international inspectors to examine its civil and military nuclear installations and materials, and that Israel shall hand over all of its nuclear weapons for disposal by the relevant international authorities with witnesses from Iran, Russia, China, and all other interested nations".
"The United States of America undertakes with regional partners to develop a definitive, mutually agreed plan with at least $300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran".
To repurpose a very old joke, with a mutually agreed plan and $5 you can buy a cup of coffee. Or just with $5.
Otto von Bismarck would not be surprised that Palestine is not mentioned and neither am I. Iran gets all of its existential goals, and an American guarantee, on paper anyway, for Lebanese sovereignty, which any reasonable person will interpret as an Israeli withdrawal from that country.
I do not expect Israel will withdraw, and Iran will continue to hit Israel, but not the US or vice-versa, and the Strait of Hormuz will stay open to shipping. Until something changes.
The main thing is that it probably means the US will withdraw from the Middle East. Those bases will never be rebuilt; not by the US, anyway. That's a great victory for Iran.