Former US Vice President Mike Pence escalated his criticism of the reported US-Iran memorandum of understanding, warning it lacks any requirement for Iran to dismantle its nuclear or ballistic missile programs and no commitment to end support for terror groups including Hamas and Hezbollah. According to a statement, Pence said the deal would immediately ease sanctions, unlock billions in frozen Iranian assets, and pave the way for hundreds of billions in reconstruction funding for Iran, calling it 'the kind of appeasement' seen under previous administrations.
Former US Vice President Mike Pence released a fresh statement Wednesday morning, intensifying his opposition to the reported memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran. Pence listed what he described as the deal's core deficiencies: no requirement to dismantle Iran's nuclear or ballistic missile programs, no commitment to end support for terror groups including Hamas and Hezbollah, immediate sanctions relief, the unlocking of billions in frozen Iranian assets, and hundreds of billions in reconstruction funding for Iran. He called it 'the kind of appeasement' seen under previous administrations.
The statement follows a series of Pence comments on the emerging framework, as The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday (06:28 and 08:11). The criticism comes amid a multi-day burst of official statements, with US Vice President J.D. Vance confirming the MOU's scope extends to ending the war 'on all fronts' including Lebanon (The Zioneer, 10:07). Pence's latest remarks do not cite specific figures for sanctions relief or frozen assets, nor do they include a timeline, leaving the financial details drawn from other reported summaries of the framework.
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