WorldMiddle EastThe AFR ViewThe AFR ViewTrump says he achieved peace with Iran. Did he?Donald Trump cannot allow his instinct for self-congratulation to override the absolute need to carefully defuse the many minefields that lie ahead with Tehran.There’s an irony in Donald Trump announcing a deal to end hostilities with Iran mere hours before the White House South Lawn was transformed into a UFC cage-fighting arena.But the news of an agreement will be met with deep sighs of relief around the world. For months, Tehran has held the world’s most important oil shipping route hostage as leverage against coordinated American and Israeli attacks on Iran and its proxy, Hezbollah, in Lebanon.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In Middle EastFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In World