Radio host Mark Levin, among President Donald Trump's most influential conservative allies, raised red flags about the Iran memorandum of understanding, arguing that the agreement as currently drafted contains major concessions that could undermine the military victory Trump achieved.
The deal, signed Wednesday, establishes a 60-day framework while negotiations continue toward a permanent agreement.
In a series of posts Wednesday on X, Levin praised Trump's decision to strike Iran but warned the administration might be giving away leverage before securing a final agreement.
"From day one, I have underscored that no deal will be honored by the Iranian regime. Its political-theocratic ideology fuels a revolution that compels the catastrophic destruction of the West. Presumably, the president knew this as he repeatedly warned it, Iran, got a nuclear weapon, it would use it against us," he wrote.
"Moreover, Iran's pattern of conduct over the last 47-years makes clear that it uses negotiations as a tactic to further its aims. Yet, we abandoned the military destruction of Iran and did not use all of our capabilities to destroy the regime, including not arming the Iranian people due, in part to polling and gas prices," Levin continued.
"To be clear, there was never a plan to use ground forces or be involved in a 'forever war.' Indeed, in my view, if the MOU is not drastically altered during the 60-day negotiation period, a forever war — a continuation of Iran's war on the West — is not in doubt."
Levin dissected the agreement provision by provision, contending that it surrenders key U.S. leverage by easing economic pressure and curtailing military options before Iran has agreed to permanently dismantle its nuclear program.
He also faulted the deal for omitting references to Iran's ballistic missile arsenal, support for terror groups, and domestic human rights abuses.
"Not a word about the Iranian people, who we promised to help at the outset," he wrote. "Apparently, they've been abandoned."
Levin argued that the deal grants Tehran significant economic and diplomatic concessions up front while leaving many of the most consequential issues to future negotiations.
"President Trump ordered this military operation to prevent Iran from getting and using nuclear weapons. And the early days of this war was a spectacular success," he wrote.
"For some reason, a ceasefire was quickly ordered, and it lasted for over two months, despite the scores of violations by Iran and Hezbollah. Great damage has been done to Iran's military," Levin continued.
"And the president deserves enormous credit for having the courage to do what no other president did before him.
"My fear is that no other president after him will have the same courage to act should the terms of any agreement be violated."
Michael Katz ✉
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