President Trump on Sunday responded to criticism coming from the warmongers and neocons over his negotiations to end the war in Iran, saying they “know nothing about” the ongoing discussions.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump announced the “largely negotiated” framework on Saturday. Included in the plan is a 60-day ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, concessions from Iran on nuclear enrichment, and Israel ending its offensive in Lebanon.
Early reports on the deal with Iran suggest that an agreement is near and that Iran is poised to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and abandon its nuclear enrichment program.
But various would-be allies of the President have come out questioning the President’s dealmaking capabilities, suggesting that he should not be so quick to end the war.
RINO warmonger Lindsey Graham (NC), who has spent the entirety of Trump’s second term pushing for war with Iran, slammed the potential deal on Saturday as “a nightmare for Israel” and urged the President not to stop the war.
Neocon Senator Ted Cruz (TX), likewise, said he’s “deeply concerned,” pearl-clutching over the notion of a deal. Cruz further suggested that Trump was making a “disastrous mistake” with a deal that would result in Iran “receiving billions of dollars, being able to enrich uranium & develop nuclear weapons, and having effective control over the Strait of Hormuz.”
Both of the Senators were amplified with retweets from Fox host Mark Levin, who described efforts to secure a deal as “a problem.” Levin further tweeted, suggesting that the war should continue at least a little longer before a deal is made.
History teaches us that peace deals are best made after the enemy is defeated or surrendered.
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) May 23, 2026
Trump responded to the so-called allies attempting to disuade him publicly, writing on Truth Social, “If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one, not like the one made by Obama, which gave Iran massive amounts of CASH, and a clear and open path to a Nuclear Weapon.”
“Our deal is the exact opposite, but nobody has seen it, or knows what it is. It isn’t even fully negotiated yet. So don’t listen to the losers, who are critical about something they know nothing about,” he continued.
“Unlike those before me who should have solved this problem many years ago, I don’t make bad deals!”
Meanwhile, additional details have been provided to members of the media, debunking the lies being pushed by some like Graham, Cruz, and Levin.
According to senior Trump Administration officials, the deal, which is roughly 95% complete, does not give Iran cash or immediate sanctions, requires compliance with America’s nuclear demands, and forces Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Per CNN’s Scott Jennings:
After receiving a briefing from a Senior TRUMP Administration Official on the status of the Iran negotiations (someone in the know & not just speculating), I can tell you the following:
-USA IS NOT GIVING IRANIANS MONEY FOR NOTHING. All speculation and propaganda to the contrary is false. Some hardline elements of Iran’s govt (IRGC) have pushed fake stories & propaganda to try to kill this negotiation.
-Iran deal is NOT done (95%, but still haggling over some language). No deal being signed today. May be a few more days before this is done.
-Iran will NOT get any money or sanctions relief up front.
-Iran must turn over nuclear stockpile to get anything. USA position is that failure to meet deal commitments means Iran gets nothing.
-Long term USA objective is preventing Iran from having nuclear weapon.
-Initial deal point is to re-establish free flow of commerce by reopening Strait of Hormuz.
Deal should have 2 phases:
Step 1 – Open Strait of Hormuz. Give world economy breathing room. Iran agrees to give up enriched uranium.
Step 2 – Get the nuclear material turned over. Only then can Iran get sanctions relief.
Bottom line: goal is to make a deal that lowers costs for Americans, calms world energy markets, and guarantees that Iranians cannot have a nuclear weapon over the long term. We aren’t there yet. Iran takes forever to get you a response on even small things. But we are close although it still could be a few days.
“If we get what we are demanding, this is going to be a historic deal,” SAO says.
SAO sounds prepared to do no deal at all if all Iran will do is a “bad deal.” SAO admits deal could fall apart yet. But if a deal is reached, SAO expects very senior USA admin officials to take part in a signing ceremony of some sort.
Iran has agreed in principle to the framework but there are still a couple points USA isn’t satisfied with. 95% done. But literally changing words sometimes requires days in Iran’s system. Haggling over language. But USA feels like we have a commitment on nuclear stockpile and on opening Strait of Hormuz.
If IRAN doesn’t deliver on commitments, they get nothing.
“Iran’s ability to project power is a lot more limited than it was two months ago,” SAO says. “Their industrial base for building ballistic missiles has been substantially destroyed.”
After receiving a briefing from a Senior TRUMP Administration Official on the status of the Iran negotiations (someone in the know & not just speculating), I can tell you the following:
-USA IS NOT GIVING IRANIANS MONEY FOR NOTHING. All speculation and propaganda to the…
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) May 24, 2026
More from Turning Point USA Spokesman Andrew Kolvet:
Was on a background media group call regarding details of the Iran peace deal. A senior administration official confirms the deal is around 90-95% ironed out. They made it explicitly clear that no American money would be transferred to Iran from the US in any way, shape, or form (no pallets of cash).
What does Iran get? Possible sanctions relief. But the framework of the deal, per this official, mandates there will be no relief without Iranians making good on their end of the bargain first.
“No dust, no dollars” meaning if Iranians meet their obligations as outlined in the deal to give up their enriched uranium, then sanctions would be partially relieved. If the Strait is opened without tolls or harassments of shipping vessels, the US will end the blockade and there would be additional relief, etc.: “If they don’t deliver on their commitments, then they don’t get anything. We’ve set up enforcement mechanisms.”
The official also ripped thr notion this is anything like the JCPOA, which gave Iranians pallets of actual cash, allowed them to stockpile enriched uranium in the first place (which is partly how we got here) and contained no actual, practical enforcement mechanisms.
What changed the Iranians thinking making them more amenable to a deal? Unclear if military or economic pressure was most persuasive. But the official confirms Iranians are talking in depth and in detail about getting rid of their enriched stockpiles and stopping enrichment in ways they haven’t been willing to discuss before. They have acknowledged that’s something they now have to give on.
The broader overarching goal is to empower the moderate elements of Iran to overpower the influence of the hardliners. “We have high confidence that we have a good understanding of their command structure.” Moderates may not be in control yet, hardliners are still there, but they are “ascendant.”
The official says returning back to the blockade or a military posture remains on the table if talks breakdown.
JUST IN – Was on a background media group call regarding details of the Iran peace deal. A senior administration official confirms the deal is around 90-95% ironed out. They made it explicitly clear that no American money would be transferred to Iran from the US in any way,…
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) May 24, 2026
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