Rubio has not looked happy in any recent photos on the subject of Iran. It does appear that there is a split in the administration, with Rubio, Hegseth, and Ratcliff opposing the MOU, and Vance and Witcoff in favor. It certainly appears to be an inexplicable surrender to the IRGC, and nothing that Trump has said about it makes any sense. He apparently doesn’t understand what the word “surrender” means, let alone unconditionally. And Vance’s BS berating of Israel isn’t helpful, either.

Trump has tied himself to it, at least for now. As Hammer notes, the danger with a president who is all about deals is that he will pursue them even if they’re lousy ones. And with his straw-man comments about critics of the deal and Israel, Vance has not covered himself in glory here.