[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 16, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2800-S2801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                  IRAN

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, for months--for months--Senate Democrats 
and I have said that Trump's blunder of a war with Iran can't end soon 
enough.
  We have been told dozens of times that the war is over, and dozens of 
times we have been disappointed.
  Trump has yet to give Americans a reason to believe that this latest 
peace deal won't leave them disappointed again. It has been 2 days 
since Trump claimed he had reached an ``understanding'' with Iran, and 
he still hasn't released any details, an MOU--memo of understanding--
about what it actually is.

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  We keep hearing inconsistent statements from different members of the 
administration. So I am asking three things: First, I am calling on 
Donald Trump to hold a classified Gang of 8 meeting to disclose this 
so-called MOU, this memo of understanding. Second, I am calling on 
Trump to brief the whole Congress on this MOU, this memo of 
understanding. And third, and most importantly, I am calling on Trump 
to inform the American people on whatever his understanding with Iran 
involves, and he should do it immediately so we all know what the heck 
is going on.
  We are in the middle of a war. No one quite understands what Trump is 
up to, and now he is keeping everybody in the dark. Americans need to 
know whether their loved ones in uniform will remain in harm's way.
  Americans need to know what Trump has promised to Iran and what the 
United States will get out of it. Americans need to know how and when 
this war will truly end. They need to know what is the deal on the 
Strait of Hormuz, which has caused gas prices to go through the roof, 
and we need to know what the projected end time is and what Iran will 
be doing with its nuclear capabilities.
  After more than 100 days of bloodshed, 13 Americans killed, hundreds 
more wounded, and tens of billions of dollars spent, the American 
people are, rightfully, wondering, What exactly did we get out of 
Trump's failed war?
  Trump's Iranian misadventure has left America worse off than when he 
started it, worse off by every measure. The Iranian regime is more 
extreme than before Trump launched this disastrous war.
  Iran has more control over the Strait of Hormuz than before Trump's 
disastrous war. Gas prices are dramatically higher than before Trump 
took us to war, and it is going to take months and months to go back to 
normal, given the destruction of the supply chains for oil and gas.
  Trump asked the Americans to pay the immense cost to shoulder the 
burden of a war they did not ask for and gives them nothing in return. 
Democrats will soon force a vote on a War Powers Resolution to end 
Trump's war because every minute this blunder goes on is a minute too 
long.
  Trump needs to reveal the deal and end this war once and for all.

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