The current memorandum of understanding with Iran represents an American defeat and surrender in a conflict the United States should never have entered.

“America lost. America surrendered. That's just the reality of it. And I'm not saying this to We shouldn't go back to war. Uh there needs to be a deal. Of all of the options, the MOU is probably uh the most viable option that there is.”

The memorandum of understanding signed with Iran is a poorly constructed agreement that, if fully implemented as a deal, would result in a significant geopolitical disaster.

“The reason I'm pushing back against the MOU is because if it turned into a real agreement along these lines, it would in fact be a disaster.”

The deal with Iran is a flawed agreement that will ultimately fail and negatively impact American national security.

“Number one, it's a terrible deal. But I literally watched Fox News all morning because I wanted to see what the right-wing propagandists were going to say about the deal. They don't like the deal. They're even citing the Wall Street Journal on Fox News about how absolutely horrific the deal is.”

The agreement is a product of hubris that ignores historical challenges and will ultimately fail to serve American interests.

“I think this is the story of hubris. This is a president and a team who think they can solve difficult problems because they're smarter and stronger and better businessmen than everybody else. They ignore all of the historical and logistical challenges. They grab for the first solution that they can”

The current deal is a memorandum of understanding that prioritizes short-term gain over long-term stability and is unlikely to result in lasting peace.

“Here's the dirty little secret. They don't really have a deal. They have a memorandum of understanding. And what are the chances there's going to be a little misunderstanding in the next 60 days? I think there will be. This isn't really a peace deal.”

The current deal is inferior to the JCPOA because it lacks the same level of international backing and strict non-proliferation standards.

“I want Democrats to just stand up and support the JCPOA and say that it was better. Stop all the throat-clearing about its flaws and what was omitted. The JCPOA is better than what Trump may eventually get here.”

Brian Tyler Cohen argues that the deal Donald Trump negotiated with Iran is objectively worse for the United States than the Obama-era nuclear agreement.

“Donald Trump negotiated an objectively worse deal, certainly worse than the Obama nuclear agreement, and just broadly worse for the United States than when he launched this war 4 months ago, but he wanted the glory.”

Steven Crowder believes the current memorandum of understanding is a reasonable off-ramp to the conflict that avoids a prolonged, destructive war and potentially integrates Iran into the region.

“Are we better off having taken this off-ramp? What's good about it? What's bad about it? And what's the truth? Well, let's go through the objectives I think first.”

Diplomacy with Iran is worth attempting even though the regime cannot be trusted.

“I think talking can't hurt, but to your point, they can't be trusted. No way.”