A Two-Page Agreement After Four Months of War
The optics were deliberately chosen: President Trump signing a peace agreement at the Palace of Versailles, echoing Woodrow Wilson's 1919 treaty that ended World War I. But strip away the historical staging, and what we actually have is a 14-point memorandum of understanding that runs less than two pages—compared to the 159-page JCPOA it's meant to replace.
The core question isn't whether this deal is better than Obama's. It's whether it achieves anything Obama's didn't, given that we bombed Iran for nearly four months to get here.
What the MOU Actually Contains
Let's be precise about what was signed. The memorandum commits Iran to:
- Reopen the Strait of Hormuz (toll-free for 60 days only)
- Downblend its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium under IAEA supervision
- Cease military operations, including in Lebanon
- Reaffirm it "shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons"
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