Trump Iran Interim Deal Reopens Strait of Hormuz and Lifts Oil Sanctions

President Donald Trump’s interim agreement to end the war with Iran, announced June 14, has drawn criticism from many of his 2024 voters, Al-Monitor reported. The memorandum reopened the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily lifted U.S. oil sanctions on Iran, and authorized a $300 billion private investment fund for reconstruction.

Only a quarter of Americans believe the war was worth the costs, and a majority worry the truce with Tehran is unlikely to last, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. Reuters has interviewed the same 18 Trump voters monthly since he returned to office.

“We need to truly weaken the Iranian regime instead of this, ‘beat them up a little bit and then step back and let them rebuild’,” said Terry Alberta, 65, a pilot in Michigan.

Steve Egan, 65, a promotional product distributor in Tampa, said Trump’s endorsement would be “the kiss of death” for him when deciding midterm candidates. Brandon Neumeister, 37, a Pennsylvania corrections worker, said the conflict seemed only to have benefited oil companies.

Robert Billups, 35, of Washington state, said he will vote for whichever candidate has a better strategy regardless of party.

Kate Mottl, 63, a secretary in the Chicago suburbs, said destroying the regime in Tehran seemed the only way to avert future conflict. Rich Somora, 62, an engineer in North Carolina, said he could not imagine Trump had gone through the conflict without a plan to remove Iran’s clerical rulers.