Keane: Iran MOU a 'major shift' from military goals
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- Ret. Gen. Jack Keane said Sunday the US-Iran MOU signals a "major shift" in the Trump administration's approach to Middle East foreign policy.
- Keane described the MOU as "a recognition that there's a major shift of the Administration's priorities away from military objectives to economic and political objectives."
- Keane made the remarks on a program with host John Catsimatidis, as reported by The Hill's Ashleigh Fields on June 21, 2026.
Why it matters: Keane, a retired four-star general, publicly framed the MOU as a strategic pivot from military to economic and political priorities — language that lends a figure associated with military solutions to the administration's diplomatic track with Iran.
