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Reading Trump’s Iran Deal So You Don’t Have To, with Mark Dubowitz

School of War · Jun 18, 2026 · 55:54

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Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, returns to School of War to discuss the newly released memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. What does the deal actually say? What are its biggest strategic implications? And is it comparable to the JCPOA—or something worse?



01:19 - Paragraph 1: Lebanon and Hezbollah

09:45 - Paragraphs 2–3: Sovereignty and the 60-day clock

11:24 - Paragraph 4: Lifting the blockade

16:37 - Paragraph 5: The Strait of Hormuz

23:48 - Paragraph 6: A $300 billion reconstruction fund

33:49 - Paragraph 7: Ending all sanctions

35:43 - Paragraph 8: Nuclear weapons and enrichment

39:12 - Paragraph 9: Maintaining the status quo

40:44 - Paragraph 10: Oil waivers and sanctions relief

43:48 - Paragraph 11: Releasing frozen funds

46:56 - Paragraph 12: Monitoring compliance

47:52 - Paragraph 13: Negotiating the final deal

50:59 - Paragraph 14: A UN Security Council resolution

51:13 - Squandering battlefield leverage



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