BREAKTHROUGH: Trump announces historic DISARMAMENT agreement

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Heritage Foundation Vice President Victoria Coates joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss President Donald Trump’s Hamas disarmament agreement, Iran’s expanding threat network and America’s weapons stockpile challenges. #foxbusiness #morningswithmaria

Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza. A monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY.

BREAKTHROUGH IN GAZA, PRESSURE ON TEHRAN: Trump’s Hamas Disarmament Deal Exposes Iran’s Proxy Network

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza marks a concrete win against Iranian-backed terrorism. The deal, reached through the Board of Peace with mediation from Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye, requires phased disarmament, Israeli force withdrawals as security conditions are met, a new Palestinian governing authority, and an International Stabilization Force working with a reconstituted police presence. Trump described it as a “monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY,” emphasizing that the October 7 threat “will NOT be allowed to rebuild.”

Heritage Foundation Vice President of National Security Victoria Coates, appearing on Fox Business’s Mornings with Maria, framed the development in the wider context of Iran’s expanding threat network. Hamas has long operated as an Iranian proxy, receiving funding, weapons, and direction from Tehran. The Gaza breakthrough demonstrates that sustained American and Israeli pressure, combined with regional diplomacy, can force even entrenched terror groups to relinquish arms. The same logic applies directly to Iran’s other major proxies, especially Hezbollah in Lebanon, and to the regime itself.

The broader war with Iran remains active. After a June 2026 memorandum of understanding briefly paused major hostilities, Iran resumed attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz in early July, prompting President Trump to declare the truce over. U.S. forces have since conducted repeated strikes on Iranian targets. On July 30, Central Command confirmed additional strikes in response to Iranian ballistic missile attacks on U.S. forces in Jordan and other provocations. Trump told Fox News on July 31 that the conflict is “going well,” with American forces “hitting them hard, knocking them out for a loop,” and that Iran will eventually “have no choice but to go home.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent underscored the dual military and economic pressure campaign—Operations Epic Fury and Economic Fury—stating the United States will not stop. Former Vice President Mike Pence called for finishing the job by dismantling Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and ending its support for terrorist proxies.

Hezbollah, Iran’s most capable and heavily armed proxy, has been significantly degraded by Israeli operations that intensified after the February 2026 opening of the wider conflict. Lebanese authorities, under sustained U.S. and Israeli pressure, have pursued frameworks aimed at extending state control and eventually disarming the group in southern Lebanon through pilot zones and Lebanese Armed Forces deployments. Hezbollah continues to resist full disarmament and retains Iranian guidance and residual capabilities, but the group is weaker, more isolated, and less able to project power than before the current round of fighting. Parallel pressure is building against the Houthis in Yemen, with Saudi Arabia convening partners for Red Sea security and preparing potential operations against the Iran-backed militants who have repeatedly targeted shipping.

🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: President Trump has stunned the world, he just got Hamas to agree to disarm under the Board of Peace — something they said was impossible

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 31, 2026

These developments form a coherent pattern. Trump’s approach treats the Iranian regime and its Axis of Resistance as a single problem: cut off the money, degrade the military infrastructure, force proxies to disarm or face destruction, and refuse endless negotiations with a regime that uses diplomacy as a stalling tactic. The Gaza disarmament agreement shows results are possible when the United States leads from strength rather than accommodation. The same pressure now applied to Iran’s remaining capabilities and its Lebanese and Yemeni proxies aims at the same outcome—preventing Tehran from reconstituting the terror networks that have destabilized the region for decades.

Cabinet discussions at Camp David and continued U.S. operations signal that the administration intends to maintain the initiative. For Americans watching fuel prices, shipping lanes, and the security of Israel and Gulf partners, the message is clear: dismantling Iran’s proxy empire is not optional, and recent weeks have shown both progress and the necessity of sustained resolve.

—The Whatfinger News Team: Leads: Luke and Lisa

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