President Donald Trump met with Republican senators Thursday, with a source telling i24NEWS that shouting erupted between the president and some lawmakers over the Iran memorandum of understanding. The exchange included demands for clarification on the deal's terms. 'It was insane,' the source said.
In a tense White House meeting on Thursday, President Donald Trump and Republican senators clashed over the U.S. memorandum of understanding with Iran, with a source telling i24NEWS that shouting erupted and lawmakers demanded clarification on the deal's terms. 'It was insane,' the source said, describing the exchange. The confrontation, reported at 23:14 Jerusalem, marks the third known incident in 24 hours highlighting deep Republican divisions over Iran policy.
As The Zioneer reported, tensions had been escalating rapidly. Earlier Thursday, at 05:48 Jerusalem, Trump lashed out at four Republican senators who joined Democrats in a symbolic War Powers vote, calling them 'losers' and accusing them of giving 'aid and comfort' to Iran. That same evening, at 23:14, two separate confrontations were documented: first, Trump reportedly told Senator Bill Cassidy he was not being honest about the war with Iran during a closed-door GOP meeting (a version 1 account cited CNN's Manu Raju reporting Trump called Cassidy a 'lunatic'); then, the broader shouting match over the MOU itself was reported. The source in the latest account remains a single unnamed individual, with the White House yet to comment officially.
Background reporting by The Zioneer has traced the growing rift over weeks. On June 16, Trump warned Senator Lindsey Graham over reported skepticism toward the Iran deal. On June 19, bipartisan opposition to the MOU was highlighted in a circulated video, and by June 16, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had demanded immediate disclosure of the MOU's terms to Congress. The administration's Iran policy has also been shadowed by threats: on June 10, Trump said Iran was 'stalling' and threatened an immediate attack, while on June 11 he confirmed holding phone conversations with Iranian officials.
The precise wording of the senators' demands and Trump's responses in Thursday's meeting have not been publicly released. The single-source nature of the account and the lack of White House confirmation mean the details remain unverified.
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- Internal intake