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Iran readies war using Trump Versailles memorandum

8/19/2026

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  • Iran used the memorandum signed by President Donald Trump in Versailles to ready for war.
  • Iran gave the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps greater army control, appointed Ahmad Vahidi to lead ops, accelerated missile and drone production, expanded counter-intelligence, and sent advisers to Yemen’s Houthis and Iraqi militias.
  • Mehdi Mohammadi, adviser to Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, called the stalemate “the calm before the storm” and warned of “revenge” over Ali Khamenei’s death.