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MS NOW-Trump's Iran deal up in the air amid GOP blowback [View all]
“We're talking about a posture where we may accept the nuclear material remaining in Iran? How does that make sense at all?” Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said.
Several Republicans are expressing skepticism about Trump’s framework of a peace deal with Iran as key details remain elusive
— MS NOW (@ms.now) 2026-05-24T21:53:37.209Z
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https://www.ms.now/news/trumps-iran-deal-up-in-the-air-amid-gop-blowback
President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. and Iran have a framework of a peace deal was met Sunday with skepticism from key Republicans — and confusing claims from the president himself.
It remained unclear whether Iran would give up its cache of enriched uranium or reduce its vast missile stockpile — the two top goals that the U.S. and Israel announced when they attacked Iran nearly three months ago. The timing of a full agreement was also uncertain but it would not be signed on Sunday, a senior Trump administration official granted anonymity to discuss details told MS NOW......
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was blunt in his warning that the “rumored 60-day ceasefire” would be “a disaster.”
The proposal would give Iran 30 to 60 days to negotiate how to resolve its highly enriched uranium, according to The New York Times, which cited three senior Iranian officials.
Other GOP critics of the plan included Mike Pompeo, former CIA director and secretary of state in the first Trump administration, who denounced the framework as “not remotely America First.”
“It’s straightforward: Open the damned strait. Deny Iran access to money. Take out enough Iranian capability so it cannot threaten our allies in the region,” Pompeo wrote on X Saturday.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said if the proposal allows Iran to continue to enrich uranium to build a nuclear weapon and effectively retain control over the Strait of Hormuz “then that outcome would be a disastrous mistake.”
It remained unclear whether Iran would give up its cache of enriched uranium or reduce its vast missile stockpile — the two top goals that the U.S. and Israel announced when they attacked Iran nearly three months ago. The timing of a full agreement was also uncertain but it would not be signed on Sunday, a senior Trump administration official granted anonymity to discuss details told MS NOW......
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was blunt in his warning that the “rumored 60-day ceasefire” would be “a disaster.”
The rumored 60-day ceasefire — with the belief that Iran will ever engage in good faith — would be a disaster. Everything accomplished by Operation Epic Fury would be for naught!
— Senator Roger Wicker (@SenatorWicker) May 23, 2026
The proposal would give Iran 30 to 60 days to negotiate how to resolve its highly enriched uranium, according to The New York Times, which cited three senior Iranian officials.
Other GOP critics of the plan included Mike Pompeo, former CIA director and secretary of state in the first Trump administration, who denounced the framework as “not remotely America First.”
“It’s straightforward: Open the damned strait. Deny Iran access to money. Take out enough Iranian capability so it cannot threaten our allies in the region,” Pompeo wrote on X Saturday.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said if the proposal allows Iran to continue to enrich uranium to build a nuclear weapon and effectively retain control over the Strait of Hormuz “then that outcome would be a disastrous mistake.”
trump does not like blowback and may kill this "deal."
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