“If this passes, the Iranians are going to simply stand up and walk away from negotiations.
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Trump and Pezeshkian Sign US–Iran Ceasefire Memorandum; Hormuz Standoff and Invasion Threat Follow
June 21, 2026
On June 17, 2026, President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian remotely signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding extending the 2026 Iran war ceasefire for 60 days, reopening the Strait of Hormuz toll-free, and lifting the US naval blockade while negotiators pursued a final nuclear deal. The framework drew sharp bipartisan criticism in Washington, with Republican hawks calling the terms a capitulation and Democrats saying Iran had "won" the negotiation. The truce frayed on June 20 when Iran's IRGC Navy declared it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, though US Central Command said traffic continued to flow. On June 21 Trump warned in a Fox News phone interview that if Iran closed the strait "you won't have a country," and separately threatened to impose US tolls on the waterway if a final deal was not reached within 60 days. On June 23 the Senate advanced a war powers resolution rebuking Trump's handling of the conflict.
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“The most solemn power for Congress is Congress has the power to declare war, not the president.
“We need to continue to put Republicans on record. This war is not getting more popular as time goes on.
“You close it and you won't have a country.
“There will be NO TOLLS in the Hormuz Strait for 60 days during the Cease Fire Period, and there will be NO TOLLS after the 60 day period has expired, unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America, should the deal not be completed, for services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East for purposes of both past, present, and future reimbursement of costs.
“I do have concerns that certain aspects of this deal are stepping in the wrong direction.
“The upside of signing the MOU was greater, I think, than the downside.
“History demonstrates that giving billions of dollars to theocratic lunatics who want to murder us is an exceptionally bad idea.
“When you look at the 14 points that the administration has agreed to, it looks like Iran has won on just about every one of them.
“This is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.