Trump’s interim deal with Iran has faced public criticism from some of his fellow Republicans.
One Republican senator called the framework pact the “worst foreign policy blunder in decades”, another said some reported provisions seemed “ill-advised”, and some pro-Republican commentators also broke with Trump over the agreement.
“Iran’s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future,” Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said on X.
Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the Republican chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, said he worried that the MoU “negotiates away” US military successes.
Wicker also said it would be a mistake to force Israel to stand down against Hezbollah in Lebanon and opposed lifting any sanctions on Iran or unfreezing Iranian funds “in exchange for Iran’s mere agreement to negotiate for another 60 days”.
