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.
“The deal states that U.S. forces will stay in the proximity of Iran for 30 days,” a regional source who has reviewed the deal told Fox News.
Context here is that it signals to Iran the military option remains on the table, if nuclear issues aren’t resolved or the interim… pic.twitter.com/2L0XrHbIdh
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) May 24, 2026
Here are a couple of key points:
The source added that as part of the deal Iran will receive oil sanctions waivers and also have frozen funds and assets released worth billions of dollars.
On Saturday President Trump held a call that included leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan, aimed at reaching a broader understanding. A separate regional diplomat told Fox News the call was very positive. Good progress is being made. Regional leaders were supportive of the progress and of the breakthrough President Trump achieved with the talks.
That last notion on the assets release, that’s interesting indeed. Part of what brought Iran to the table was the billions in assets that have been blocked. More to the point, Iran will be able to start shipping oil again, which will make China happy; China is Iran’s major customer for oil.
That’s the carrot. Here’s the stick.
A regional source who has reviewed the agreement told Fox News the deal states that U.S. forces will stay in the proximity of Iran for 30 days. The context here is that it signals to Iran the military option remains on the table if nuclear issues aren’t resolved or the interim agreement is violated.
Only 30 days?
Granted, the United States military has shown, in recent months, that it can move with amazing celerity when the occasion calls for it, but it would seem prudent to keep rotating some forces in and out for a while longer.
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Finally, on Iran’s nuclear program, Mr. Yingst has some information there, as well:
Obviously one of the major sticking points is what happens to that nuclear material that remains in Iran… A lot has to do with interpretation. Iranian state media is reporting the current agreement says the return to pre-war status is not on the table. It is a return to pre-war levels… Iranians see this as their country still controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
Then you have the issue of Iran’s nuclear program. We are awaiting these final details within the agreement, but there are questions about what will happen to that highly enriched uranium that remains inside of Iran… Also production facilities that allow the Iranian regime to enrich uranium.
Iran has managed to enrich, by most reports, up to 60 percent enriched uranium, which is a step away from explosive-grade. That’s a little too close for comfort, and as Trey Yingst notes, it’s still not clear what the final deal will be with regards to the uranium that is currently in Iran.
That will likely be the cusp of any deal. President Trump has stated again and again that his primary sticking point is the dismantlement of Iran’s nuclear program. Presuming that’s still the case, there will still be the problem of verification; Iran is a big country, mountainous over much of its area, and there are lots of places to hide all manner of facilities.
Here’s the problem, and it’s one I’ve been writing about for some time: Any agreement reached that leaves the Islamic theocracy in place will be broken, sooner or later. And President Trump won’t be in office forever.
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