President Donald Trump attends a meeting during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.(Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
Donald Trump’s aides and allies continue to claim that the versions of the Iran War-ending Memorandum of Understanding presently circulating in Western media outlets do not reflect the text of the actual document. Perhaps the language in the real MOU departs from the drafts that have been made public, but it’s unlikely that those departures are significant or substantive. It stands to reason that the administration could not suppress the most sought-after document on earth.
So far, public reporting on the MOU indicates that it is an instrument of American surrender, and we have little reason to question those reports’ conclusions. ...
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Trump shouldn’t let his desire to extract himself from the military conflict he initiated lead to delusional thinking about the nature of our longtime enemy.
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