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Posted on 06/21/2026 5:57:04 AM PDT by MtnClimber
It’s not Israel. It’s not even Iran. Look closer to home.
At this point, everyone is familiar with the 14 points of the Memorandum of Understanding between President Trump and remnants of Iran’s power structure. The document appears to use careful, ambiguous diplomatic language, but it actually serves as a raw political instrument. To decipher its true meaning, one must strip away the mannerly phrasing and read it in the plain political lexicon — the language of power, elections, and survival.
Article 1 states that midterm elections in America will take place in November 2026.
Article 2 specifies that they will occur on November 3, 2026.
Article 3 notes that these elections are nearly four months away.
Article 4 calculates the remaining time as approximately 20 weeks.
Articles 5 through 14 continue in the same vein: They emphasize the narrowing window and the need for visible results before voters go to the polls. They manifest the importance of avoiding distractions that could shift media focus. Finally, they raised the requirement that any international agreements produce measurable domestic benefits in time for Election Day.
The document never says these things directly. Instead, it speaks of “regional de-escalation,” “energy market stabilization,” and “confidence-building measures.” Translated into the realpolitik domain, however, every clause points to one overriding objective: securing a conservative majority in Congress on November 3, 2026.
Basically, these articles make the metric explicit. To win those elections, the average price of gasoline across the United States must remain below $4 per gallon — roughly less than $1 per liter. That single number has become the administration’s key performance indicator for the next four months.
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After we worked intensely to destroy Iran economically we turn around and immediately offer to work tirelessly to help them rebuild. I know, its supposed to incentivize them to go along with our terms for a deal but the sudden reversal is hard to overlook as its wrought with inconsistency.
BTW the specific companies involved in the $300 billion Iran reconstruction fund have not been undisclosed. Given the magnitude of the Iran reconstruction fund it would be interesting to know who stands to benefit. You know, in the interest of transparency.
Anyone who thinks beating Iran is more important than beating Democrats hasn’t been paying attention. But BOTH need to be beaten.
...have not been disclosed.
(sorry for the typo)
“They haven’t been disclosed, though, because they don’t exist.”
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Not true. More than half that sum has already been committed according to news reports. The bankrolling has already started. We have no idea who the contributing parties are.
From sovereign nations in the Middle East - Iran’s neighbors. If you have reporting that specifically indicates international corporations or particularly American corporations (even if “undisclosed”) I particularly like to see it - and probably scoff at the “sources say” attribution. But can you please give me the source or sources you’re referring to?
And - to be clear - the statement that several sovereign nations would invest funds in redevelopment was made BEFORE this MoU even happened. The MoU language is to LET them do it.
My guess its coming from Iran’s Gulf neighbors in lieu of calling it tolls.
Day after the election, the bombings continue.
Numerous news reports on this. Just Google it.
FYI the funds are coming from parties in the U.S., Gulf states, Asia, South America, and Africa.
As with most funding, this fund will likely grow considerably over time.
Yeah - I did the same thing you did - and the the source was “Outlook India.”
Do you just trust what comes out of Google at face value?
I mean, did you notice your text and mine are IDENTICAL - but I gave the source?
You do know, right, that India has been buying Iranian oil on the black market at a fraction of open market value (just like China) and wants to tank this deal to keep getting cheap oil?
If you don’t know the motivations of your sources then you are just their mouthpiece.
Americans love a victory. We generally stopped fighting after the first week of April. I think we should’ve softened them up some more before attempting any agreement. So we’ve already lost 2 months, now they get another.
I agree. This deal is all about trying to get the price of gas down early enough to have an impact on the election.
Whether it works remains to be seen.
Iran would like to see the DemocRATs win. I expect them to disrupt oil shipments and blame Trump.
The war was never about bankrupting Iran or stealing its wealth. Nor regime change, except as a tactic for accomplishing the actual goal of ending their nuclear weapon ambitions and their support of terror.
A glut of oil will soon hit the market (plus Venezuela) and the American people will know the war is over and who won.
No question about that!
A MOU is not a deal.
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I understand, but in light of the situation and the history of Iran and Islam an MOU is an embarrassing attempt to try to save face as we retreat, if not surrender.
I just hope Trump hasn’t gone wobbly and this is a place holder to resume ending the Iranian regime after the elections. Because right now the only winners are the mullahs and IRGC.
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