EDITORIAL. The rocky start to the ceasefire, announced Tuesday evening in Washington, and the confusion surrounding the terms of the truce reveal the US president's eagerness to extricate himself from a trap into which he had rushed himself by triggering a conflict with the Islamic Republic.

The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.

The US president, who had vowed to annihilate Iran, announced a ceasefire with Tehran on Tuesday evening, which should lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Israel said…