Trump takes aim at critics of US-Iran MoU, says Iran ‘finished’
Key takeaways
- Trump says deal amounts to Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’; Negotiations thrown into doubt as Vance delays trip.
- xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US President Donald Trump speaks at a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 18, 2026.
- The delay has thrown into question the longevity of the deal, only a day after both sides signed on, with Israel’s ongoing fighting in Lebanon threatens to derail the diplomatic breakthrough.
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Trump says deal amounts to Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’; Negotiations thrown into doubt as Vance delays trip.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US President Donald Trump speaks at a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 18, 2026. [Ken Cedeno/AFP]By Joseph Stepansky Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has struck out at critics of a memorandum of understanding signed by Washington and Tehran to end the US-Israeli war with Iran.
The statements on Friday, a continuation of Trump’s defence of the deal to end the war launched by the US and Israel on February 28, came a day after US Vice President JD Vance cancelled a planned trip to Switzerland to begin negotiations on a host of entrenched issues as outlined in the MOU.