Carrot, Meet Stick: New US-Iran Deal Lifts Sanctions, Troops Stay 30 Days
A new US-Iran deal has been reached that includes the lifting of sanctions on Iran while maintaining a military presence nearby for 30 days. Iran will benefit from oil sanctions waivers and the release of frozen assets worth billions. However, concerns remain regarding Iran's nuclear program and the potential for future violations of the agreement.
- ▪The deal allows Iran to receive oil sanctions waivers and access to frozen funds.
- ▪U.S. forces will remain in the vicinity of Iran for 30 days as a precautionary measure.
- ▪Iran's nuclear program continues to be a major point of contention in the negotiations.
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Carrot, Meet Stick: New US-Iran Deal Lifts Sanctions, Troops Stay 30 Days By Ward Clark | 12:03 PM on May 24, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi Another new angle on the possible USA/Israel/Iran peace deal has come in, this time from Jerusalem, where Fox News Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst has his ear to the ground at rather closer range than most of us. He also has a few more details on what the lifting of sanctions will be worth to Iran. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_2"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_2"]]) }); “The deal states that U.S.
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