Iranian dissident and former Trump aide back Tehran deal as resistance rallies grow

Alireza Jafarzadeh of the National Council of Resistance of Iran and K.T. McFarland praised the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding signed by Donald J.Trump.

WHITE HOUSE — Donald J.Trump highlighted praise for his deal with Tehran by mentioning the source (see justthenews) in a Truth Social post on June 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM EST.

Here is the full post (see truthsocial): “Iranian resistance leader, former national security aide praise Trump’s deal with Tehran: https://justthenews.com/government/security/iranian-resistance-leader-former-national-security-aide-praise-trumps-mou”

Alireza Jafarzadeh, an Iranian dissident and deputy director of the Washington Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, praised the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran that Donald J.Trump signed. Jafarzadeh told Just the News that any opportunity to end hostilities should be welcomed because the Iranian regime has used the war as a shield to protect itself against popular uprisings (see justthenews). He called the real, unchanging conflict the one between the regime and the people of Iran.

Jafarzadeh urged the agreement to include a regulation ending executions in Iran, which he identified as a key pillar keeping the regime in power. He dismissed comparisons to the 2015 nuclear deal under President Barack Obama, arguing the regime is far weaker now, lacking a navy, air force, and any realistic path to building a nuclear weapon (see justthenews).

“I’m sure the ayatollahs in Tehran are scared to death,” Jafarzadeh said.

K.T. McFarland, former deputy national security advisor for Donald J.Trump, called the deal “terrific” and “brilliant.” She cited several reasons: restrictions on Iran’s nuclear capability, regional countries included in the agreement, and projected U.S. economic gains from lower oil prices (see justthenews). McFarland warned that noncompliance would trigger both military and financial consequences.

“If Iran gets out of line, if they don’t behave, boom, they’ll get attacked,” McFarland said.

McFarland noted the United States gained full visibility into Iran’s offshore bank accounts after Iran bombed luxury hotels in Dubai during retaliatory strikes against the United Arab Emirates. Countries in the region disclosed that Iran was hiding money in cryptocurrency, enabling the U.S. Treasury Department to track spending (see justthenews). Donald J.Trump froze Iran’s crypto accounts weeks before the deal, creating financial pressure behind the scenes.

McFarland praised Vice President JD Vance for his stern warning to Israel not to sabotage the agreement. “At the end of the day, this is a deal that Israel should love, because it’ll be peace in the Middle East,” she said (see justthenews).

The Grand Paris Free Iran Rally, an anti-regime protest organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran with over 100,000 expected attendees, took place in Paris on June 21, 2026 (see Google). Maryam Rajavi, the council’s leader, called organized resistance the only path to democratic change in Iran (see Google). Jafarzadeh predicted the rally would put the regime on notice.

McFarland predicted Donald J.Trump would turn to addressing the Ukraine war once the Iran conflict is resolved. Trump signaled this pivot at a press conference, saying both sides want to act but lack direction (see justthenews).

In the last 30 days, 1 of 641 Trump posts were on topic “Foreign policy & geopolitics,” including 1 on sub-topic “Iran war and Ukraine war.”

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