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Source: https://www.newsweek.com/the-us-iran-deal-draws-skepticism-but-requires-open-eyes-opinion-12095462
Premature Conclusions about the U.S.-Iran MoU Are Not Warranted
(Newsweek) Jason D. Greenblatt - I spent three years watching the gap between what the public saw and what was actually happening at the White House behind closed doors, and I learned that the view from outside the room almost always misses things the people inside knew or were reaching for. After the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) became public, my skepticism of the Iranian regime has not moved an inch. This is a government whose stated project includes the destruction of Israel, active hostility toward what the Gulf states have built and continue to build, and open hostility to American interests across the region and to the U.S. itself. Iran may be enjoying its moment. Tehran's own statements suggest it believes it got everything it wanted. It ought to be very careful. If it does not walk the fine line toward a real agreement that will make sense to President Trump, it risks blowing everything up again. I will judge by what actually unfolds. The writer is a former White House Middle East Envoy.