LaHood backs President Trump’s MOU approach with Iran despite not trusting the Middle East adversary

We’re now 18 days into the 60-day negotiation window between Iran and the United States after both countries signed the memorandum of understanding. Of course, the goal is to come to an agreement for a permanent peace.

There were no direct talks between the United States delegation and Iran in Qatar to start the week. The two countries exchanged fire last weekend around the Strait of Hormuz. Iran will not let outside countries into the waterway to remove the mines it planted. There’s widespread criticism in the United States the Trump administration gave too much ground to Iran so far.

There is a lot of uncertainty about whether there will be an actual agreement with Iran regarding peace and its nuclear ambitions and whether congress will try to have any say in the matter. Should Congress have any approval authority regarding any deal reached with Iran?

Host Jim Niedelman got into the issues with Illinois congressman Darin LaHood.

“This is not a traditional war, in my view,” LaHood said. “There’s going to be a period of time on whether we can trust the Iranians to abide by the conditions of the agreement.”

To hear more, click on the video above.

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