A statue symbolising the hand of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei next to a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump laid in a coffin, in Tehran, Iran, July 23, 2026. (Credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA)
Anti-Iran and Israeli hawks denounced it as a giveaway. The memorandum of understanding signed by the American and Iranian presidents on June 17 was, in their eyes, a major concession to the Islamic Republic. A deal that ensured its survival, promised it hundreds of billions of dollars, postponed the thorny nuclear issue, omitted the questions of Tehran’s missiles and militias, and opened the way to a tax on the Strait of Hormuz. Yet it was Iranian fire on two ships transiting the southern route of the strategic maritime passage on July 6 that marked the beginning of its end. "I think [the memorandum of understanding] is behind us," Donald Trump said two days later, when Iran effectively announced it was suspending the agreement 10 days later, citing violations by Washington and non-compliance with its commitments.How can it be...
Anti-Iran and Israeli hawks denounced it as a giveaway. The memorandum of understanding signed by the American and Iranian presidents on June 17 was, in their eyes, a major concession to the Islamic Republic. A deal that ensured its survival, promised it hundreds of billions of dollars, postponed the thorny nuclear issue, omitted the questions of Tehran’s missiles and militias, and opened the way to a tax on the Strait of Hormuz. Yet it was Iranian fire on two ships transiting the southern route of the strategic maritime passage on July 6 that marked the beginning of its end. "I think [the memorandum of understanding] is behind us," Donald Trump said two days later, when Iran effectively announced it was suspending the agreement 10 days later, citing violations by Washington and non-compliance with its commitments.How can it...
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