Iran Says Final US Deal Talks Begin This Week as Right and Left Call It Vance's Waterloo

Wonkette—Iran's government announced that negotiations on a final comprehensive agreement with the United States would begin this week, moving beyond the interim memorandum of understanding signed earlier. The announcement came as commentary across the ideological spectrum savaged JD Vance's stewardship of the Iran portfolio: Wonkette mocked his handling of the deal in pointed terms, while Hot Air — a right-leaning site — framed the accord as Vance's potential 'Waterloo,' comparing his position unfavorably to both Napoleon and Wellington. The rush to final-status talks before the MOU has been fully validated by compliance moves on Iran's part has alarmed Republican hawks. Hot Air's piece argued that if the deal collapses, Vance will take the political blame regardless of whether Trump distances himself. The timeline for completing a permanent treaty has not been disclosed.

• Wonkette — Wonkette: Vance's Iran deal management drew mockery from the left as compliance questions piled up
• Bangkok Post — Iran announced that formal final-deal talks with the US will begin this week, moving past the interim MOU
• Hot Air — Hot Air: if the Iran framework collapses, Vance will bear the political fallout — his personal Waterloo