Saturday's Final Word
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social claiming a forthcoming agreement with Iran will prevent the country from acquiring nuclear weapons and keep the Strait of Hormuz open. The article includes commentary from columnist Ed Morrissey and others expressing skepticism about the deal’s enforcement mechanisms and the reference to a possible "ultimate alternative" involving nuclear force. A senior administration official briefed that the pending agreement aims to destroy Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile and ties economic benefits to Iran’s compliance.
- ▪Trump’s Truth Social post described the upcoming Iran deal as a "wall to no nuclear weapon" and suggested a nuclear option as a last resort.
- ▪Commentators warned that references to nuclear weapons risk escalating tensions and questioned the United States’ resolve toward Iran’s IRGC.
- ▪A senior administration official said the deal will eliminate Iran’s enriched uranium, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and use a pay‑for‑performance model linking sanctions relief to Iran’s compliance.
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Saturday's Final Word Ed Morrissey 8:00 PM | June 13, 2026 AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File Got everything that I desire, sets the summer tabs on fire ...Donald Trump on Truth Social: Barack Hussein Obama’s Deal with Iran, the JCPOA, was an easy, beautiful, smooth road to a Nuclear Weapon, which Iran would have had six years ago, and would have used long before now. My Agreement with Iran is the exact opposite, A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON! In fact, they no longer want a Nuclear Weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement. The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL.
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