# Iran Deal—Don’t Give Billions to Lunatics who want to Kill us plus College Sports bill Gets BIG Bipartisan Vote

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Podcast: [Verdict with Ted Cruz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/verdict-with-ted-cruz-108306)
Published: 2026-06-19T07:40:00+00:00
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## Resource

1. 🇮🇷 Iran Nuclear Deal & Foreign Policy Concerns Key points: Discussion of a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran . Strong criticism of a proposal that could channel up to $300 billion into Iran’s economy . Concern that funds (regardless of source) could: Support terrorism Strengthen the Iranian regime (Ayatollah / IRGC) Comparison to past U.S. policy: Claims that previous funding enabled terrorist activities. Argument that: Iran cannot be trusted to honor nuclear commitments. Providing funding could help Iran develop nuclear weapons . Additional related issues: Unfreezing Iranian assets (estimated $10–30 billion immediately). Distrust of Iran’s promises on nuclear restrictions. Assertion that U.S. military actions weakened Iran—so rebuilding them financially would be counterproductive. 2. 🌍 Strategic and Economic Concerns (Strait of Hormuz) Key points: Concern that the deal would allow Iran to influence/control the Strait of Hormuz . Possibility of Iran: Charging tolls in the future Generating major revenue from global shipping Framing of this as: A major geopolitical shift Comparable to coercive or “pirate-like” behavior 3. 🇮🇱 Middle East Security (Israel, Hezbollah, Hamas) Key points: Criticism that the agreement: Protects Hezbollah (described as a terrorist organization) Concerns about: Threats to Israel Broader risks to U.S. national security Assertion that Iran funds groups like: Hamas Hezbollah Houthis 4. 🏛️ College Sports Reform Legislation (NIL) Key developments: A college sports bill passed Senate committee (19–9 bipartisan vote) . Aims to address the current “crisis” in college athletics . Problems identified: Transfer portal chaos (frequent athlete transfers) Lack of consistent eligibilit…

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