Donald Trump accused of handing Iran lifeline as experts warn Islamic Republic and UK proxies ‘emboldened’ by peace deal

President Donald Trump’s peace deal with Iran has been accused of giving the Islamic Republic “breathing space” to rebuild its arsenal and terror network.

Speaking to GB News, regional experts warned that the Memorandum of Understanding signed in Versailles will only “embolden” the regime and its proxies, including those active in the UK.

On Wednesday, President Trump signed the peace deal that ended hostilities with Iran and reopened the Strait of Hormuz, paving the way for sanctions relief and future nuclear talks.

However, the agreement will see the Islamic Regime remain in control and does not address Tehran’s support for proxy groups across the Middle East and beyond, some of which have recently threatened British targets.

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“This is an exercise in kicking the can down the road. It has nothing to do with a long-term solution,” Roger Macmillan, an Iran and counterterrorism specialist, told The People’s Channel.

“It emboldens them, it reinforces them, it refinances them. Crucially, it gives them what they need: breathing space.

“It doesn't impact their proxies. It doesn't reduce proxies' ability to operate both overseas and here in the UK. It doesn't stop at funding other organisations in the UK.”

“This deal simply re-emboldens all these entities, which are funded and supported by the Islamic Republic… It will ignite yet more hatred overseas”.

The expert also criticised Washington’s pledge to support $300billion in reconstruction and economic development funding for Iran.

“No reparations have been given to the UAE, to Qatar, or to other Gulf countries. Nothing for them.

“Isn't it usually the victor that chooses how the spoils of war are divided?”

Tehran-born expert at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, Beni Sabti, shared Mr Macmillan’s concerns.

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“In the end, there will be another conflict. The deal is just like a temporary medicine or something to put on the wound,” he told GB News.

“Iran will not be loyal to their word. The words and the agreements are to be broken later.

“We will have terror, we will have missiles, and we will have, of course, Tehran developing a nuclear program in a short time, maybe that will take a little bit more.”

Mr Sabti argued the MoU would be “framed as a victory” by Iran and boost the regime’s confidence.

“There is always one who wins the war and one who loses the war. You don't make compromises in radical Shiite Islamic groups.

“When Mr Trump compliments them, he actually gives them psychological strength that sometimes is more important than missiles or the nuclear program, or even the terror program.

“It means that they can survive and can do, more or less, whatever they want.

“The psychological part is no less important, perhaps even more important than the physical war,” the Iran expert stressed.

Mr Sabti explained that the US and Israeli decapitation strikes had left the Islamic Republic almost totally in control of the IRGC’s hardline military leadership.

“They are not trustworthy at all… This new kind of regime is one where they believe in deceit and cheating the other side.

“It is not their profession to talk to compromise.

“They have to win, not to talk but to fight and bring maximum success. This is the only thing that Iranian generals understand,” he warned.

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