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President Trump was right to warn that a new framework with Tehran could hand the Islamic Republic a lifeline instead of peace, and conservative Americans should demand clarity before any concessions are made. Cameron Khansarinia, chief of staff to exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, told Fox News this deal risks propping up the very regime that brutalizes its own people. The warning is not alarmism but a sober response to years of Iranian duplicity and violence.
Khansarinia appeared on Sunday Morning Futures to lay out the human cost: a collapsing economy, increasing repression, and a regime that answers protests with bloodshed rather than reform. He stressed that ordinary Iranians are skeptical and fearful that Tehran’s leaders would honor any agreement in good faith. Those are not abstract talking points but the lived reality of people denied freedom and crushed by sanctions evasion and terror networks.
At the same time, reports show the White House has publicly pressured Tehran to finalize a deal quickly, with the president saying he might give Iran “five to seven days” to reach an agreement — while senior officials admit the U.S. could offer significant accommodations. Conservatives must remember that haste and concessions are how regimes buy time and resources to rebuild their malign influence. This is no time for optimism divorced from the hard facts of Iran’s history of cheating and aggression.
Khansarinia bluntly warned that a deal could become a “lifeline” for the mullahs because the regime has demonstrated it cannot be trusted to change course or release its grip on power. He argued that the so-called brokers in Tehran are dishonest, and that freeing up resources without verifiable, irreversible reforms would only bankroll repression and proxy wars. Those are warnings conservatives should heed; appeasement has never produced peace with totalitarian actors.
The opposition in exile, led by Reza Pahlavi, says Iranians are ready for change and are organizing for a stable transition, but they need America to stand with the people — not bail out their oppressors. Pahlavi’s team has been actively communicating with international partners about how to support a genuine transition, underscoring that there are alternatives to empowering the clerical regime. Supporting the Iranian people means backing pressure, not premature legitimization of their tormentors.
Patriotic Americans should demand that any U.S. policy prioritize liberty and security over placation. Do not let another deal become a cash infusion for terrorists and a lifeline for tyranny; insist on verifiable dismantling of Iran’s nuclear and proxy capabilities and concrete protections for dissidents. If Washington abandons the Iranian people now, history will remember which side we chose; conservatives must push for strength, not surrender.
