The Long Awaited "Iran Deal"

Peter Zeihan 3 min

The United States will release all the funds that have been frozen by all previous American administrations to Iran immediately. It is difficult to overstate what a collapse an American position agreement to this would be.

Chapters

  1. 0:00

    The Proposed Deal

    There is now a deal in place between Iran and the United States.

  2. 0:26

    Economic Concessions

    The United States will release all frozen funds immediately. All sanctions in all forums are immediately gone. The Iranians have the right to regulate the Strait of Hormuz. The United States withdraws all military forces from anywhere near Iran. Nuclear issues will be discussed at a later time with no mention of missile programs or proxies. This reads like it was written by an intern on the first day after being tortured into obedience by the KGB. The deal results from a checked-out government, incompetence in foreign policy, or severe dementia at the top. If this is as far as this administration can take this, we are in some serious shit when real issues start to arrive.

Key points

  • 0:26

    The United States will release all the funds that have been frozen by all previous American administrations to Iran immediately.

  • 0:26

    There will be a $300 billion investment fund, which is like a restitution program, to pay for the damage the United States inflicted during this most recent war.

  • 0:26

    The United States will immediately withdraw all sanctions in all forums, whether for nuclear, for militant issues, weapons, exports, whatever you call it.

  • 0:26

    The Iranians have the right to regulate the Strait of Hormuz hand in hand, perhaps, with Oman charging fees as part of that process for services.

  • 0:26

    The United States withdraws all military forces from anywhere near Iran.

  • 0:26

    Nuclear issues will be discussed at a later time. And there are no mentions at all of Iran's missile program or its militant proxies throughout the region.

  • 0:26

    This reads to me like it was written by an intern on the first day after being tortured into obedience by the KGB.

  • 0:26

    It is difficult to overstate what a collapse an American position agreement to this would be.

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