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Jun 15, 2026 meidas reported the Iran memorandum's text was withheld from Congress, the press, and Israel despite promises of disclosure Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Withholding the text of a major international agreement from Congress and an allied government prevented informed public and legislative debate on its terms.
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- Trump administration's Iran deal text remains unpublished and signing ceremony details unclear — The Trump administration has not released the text of the Iran Memorandum of Understanding to the public, Congress, or reporters. Trump stated the text would be released "pretty soon," then walked that back, saying it would come out "sometime after Friday"—after the signing ceremony itself. Trump indicated he may not attend the signing ceremony, telling reporters "JD is coming in for it. I'll probably be gone by then." The agreement is described as a statement of intent to negotiate, with actual technical talks and a final deal still pending.
- Iran MOU text withheld from Congress, press, and Israel — The text of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding remains classified and has not been released to the public, Congress, or Israel, despite Trump's promises to eventually hold a press conference and read it word by word. Israeli officials specifically requested to see the MOU text and were denied by U.S. counterparts, despite prior American assurances that certain preconditions were included in the agreement.
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Week 74 – 2026-06-13–2026-06-19
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