The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that he has electronically signed onto is nothing short of an American capitulation to a vanquished Iranian enemy. Other than with Iran’s nuclear program, the USA, Israel, and the rest of the world are left in a weaker position against the Islamic regime than before hostilities ever began. In this article, I am going to give you a quick list of the Good, the Bad, and the Unknown when it comes to various items covered in the MoU.
Details from the MoU between the USA and Iran:
Lebanon and Hezbollah
Good: Israel will not fully withdraw from Lebanon, and Hezbollah needs to disarm
Bad: Israel’s attack on Hezbollah in Beirut was blocked
Unknown: Who will ultimately disarm Hezbollah and finish the job? The president hinted that the dapper terrorist in charge of Syria might be the guy to do the job. I pray he’s not serious.
Iran’s Nuclear Arsenal
Good: There is a commitment to deal with Iran’s enriched uranium
Bad: Iran will be allowed to continue enriching uranium at a reduced level
Unknown: Who will monitor, control, and enforce the enrichment limits? Iran will never give up its nuclear program, and it has developed masterful skills at pulling the wool over the eyes of all monitoring agencies.
Good: Israel will not fully withdraw from Lebanon, and Hezbollah needs to disarm
Bad: Israel’s attack on Hezbollah in Beirut was blocked
Unknown: Who will ultimately disarm Hezbollah and finish the job? The president hinted that the dapper terrorist in charge of Syria might be the guy to do the job. I pray he’s not serious.
Iran’s Nuclear Arsenal
Good: There is a commitment to deal with Iran’s enriched uranium
Bad: Iran will be allowed to continue enriching uranium at a reduced level
Unknown: Who will monitor, control, and enforce the enrichment limits? Iran will never give up its nuclear program, and it has developed masterful skills at pulling the wool over the eyes of all monitoring agencies.
Iran’s Ballistic Missiles
Good: Iran’s capabilities to produce missiles were set back
Bad: Money is flowing back into the nation, giving the funds for a quick restoration of their capabilities
Unknown: We don’t know what will happen with their missiles, and Trump said at the G7 Summit that since others have missiles, then Iran needs to have them too
Strait of Hormuz
Good: The Strait of Hormuz will be reopened
Bad: It will cost money to use it, which gives Iran a strategic weapon for conflicts
Unknown: Will the Strait agreement be sustainable?
Good: Iran’s capabilities to produce missiles were set back
Bad: Money is flowing back into the nation, giving the funds for a quick restoration of their capabilities
Unknown: We don’t know what will happen with their missiles, and Trump said at the G7 Summit that since others have missiles, then Iran needs to have them too
Strait of Hormuz
Good: The Strait of Hormuz will be reopened
Bad: It will cost money to use it, which gives Iran a strategic weapon for conflicts
Unknown: Will the Strait agreement be sustainable?
Frozen Assets and Recovery Funds
Good: Absolutely nothing
Bad: Everybody pays off Iran – USA, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia
Unknown: Just how much is involved? Obama sent $1.7 billion in 2016. Trump’s deal could involve as much as $300 billion
Good: Absolutely nothing
Bad: Everybody pays off Iran – USA, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia
Unknown: Just how much is involved? Obama sent $1.7 billion in 2016. Trump’s deal could involve as much as $300 billion
Iranian Proxies
Good: Israel will not withdraw from Lebanon and will continue to fight Hezbollah
Bad: The United Nations resolution to disarm Hezbollah is ignored, leaving Iran free to continue funding its proxies
Good: Israel will not withdraw from Lebanon and will continue to fight Hezbollah
Bad: The United Nations resolution to disarm Hezbollah is ignored, leaving Iran free to continue funding its proxies
Unknown: Will Iran be forced somehow to stop arming, training, and supporting its proxies in Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon? Does this mean that Israel will continue to have murderous enemies directly on its borders?
In exchange for this great bounty, Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz and “declared” that it will not produce nukes. It’s a ridiculous trade. The strong “finish the job” voices of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee have been replaced by the capitulating words of Vice President J. D. Vance. As UAE political strategist Amjad Taha posted on X, “Out of 8.3 billion people on Earth, only two seem to trust Iran: Trump and JD Vance.”
Something President Trump has said a couple times now has me saddened and concerned. In his opinion, Israel exists only because of him. When he says this, he is unknowingly echoing a biblical principle: God has placed me in this position for such a time as this.
The statement brings to my mind Esther 4:14: “For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
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