‘Losers Who Know Nothing’: Trump Hits Back At Critics Over Iran Peace Deal
US President Donald Trump has hit back at critics over a possible peace deal between the United States and Iran, saying any agreement made by his administration would be “good and proper” and different from the 2015 nuclear deal under former President Barack Obama.
Trump accused Obama of giving “massive amounts of cash” to Iran and allowing it to develop a nuclear weapon, and described his critics as “losers”, who did not know what they were talking about.
“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,” he said on Truth Social.
“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. Unlike those before me who should have solved this problem many years ago, I don’t make bad deals!”
His remarks came in response to heavy criticism of the reported terms from within the Republican Party, and profound concern in Israel that the agreement Trump described on Saturday does not directly address key goals of the war, such as thwarting Iran’s nuclear programme, removing its stockpile of enriched uranium and halting its proxy groups in Lebanon and Gaza.
US-Iran Peace Deal
Earlier, Trump had said a deal with Iran had been “largely negotiated”, with an interim framework to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. US officials also say that Iran would commit to disposing of its highly enriched uranium, although Tehran says that matter would be negotiated later.
The White House believes Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has endorsed the broad framework of the deal, although there has been no official confirmation from Tehran.
However, the emerging agreement has drawn criticism from both Republicans and Democrats in the United States. Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen described the reported framework as “the pre-war status quo”.
Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Trump’s closest allies and a vocal supporter of the war against Iran, said striking a peace deal now would fuel the perception that the United States was recognising Iran as a dominant force “requiring a diplomatic solution.”
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had received assurances from Trump that Iran’s nuclear programme would be dismantled under the terms of any permanent accord. This came after Israeli officials said the peace deal would be “very bad” for Israel.
