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Washington Handed Iran the Paper and Kept
the War

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Posted By: 4250Luis, 7/1/2026 8:46:40 AM

The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding tells Iran that Hezbollah survives and Israel leaves. The Trilateral Framework says that Hezbollah disarms and that, until it does, Israel stays in Lebanon. The negotiations with Iran were led by Vice President JD Vance, who never wanted this war and made no secret of his wish to end it cheaply. He produced the Islamabad MOU, the paper Iran's regime wanted to hear. The Trilateral Framework was created by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has spent his career treating Iran's proxy network as a threat to be dismantled rather than soothed.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Strike3 7/1/2026 9:06:08 AM (No. 2123098)
It sounds like the President should hand off this project to Rubio. When I had to deal in business with people like the Iranian leadership, I wrote them off.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Maggie2u 7/1/2026 10:09:48 AM (No. 2123131)
interesting article. Explains about diplomacy when dealing with terrorist countries. Sort of a bait and switch.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: felixcat 7/1/2026 11:05:52 AM (No. 2123163)
In all honesty, not that keen on Vance for 2028. He’s young with a young family. What are his exact qualifications for President? Enlisted Marine (MOS was combat correspondent), law school and wrote a bestseller about his family. How long was he is the Senate? Not that I am a fan of the Senate, at least the Republican side. And if he wants a quick out of this war at our expense then no for 2028 and beyond.
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