Behind Trump’s Iran birthday deal lie unanswered questions about Gulf security and the future of US influence

It’s Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. Iran is yet to deliver his birthday gift, despite all his bluster.

Since mid-March, the US president has repeatedly claimed that a deal with Tehran to end the war is close.

Trump's birthday is split between a high-stakes push for a deal with Iran and a first-of-its-kind UFC fight on the White House South Lawn.

The President had hoped to sign the deal on Sunday, his 80th birthday.

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. The details of the peace agreement were not immediately available. The United States and Iran have reached a peace…

US and Iran say memorandum of understanding to be signed on Friday, but no official terms yet released.

The peace deal with Tehran is an Iranian victory.

Donald Trump is celebrating, but details of the peace deal remain unclear.

The US president will claim a big win, but details are still scarce about the latest breakthrough in a war that has wreaked havoc on the global economy.

The US-Iran peace deal ends months of military conflict, reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and could reshape oil prices, risk sentiment, and crypto markets.

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.

As the US, Iran and Pakistan announce they have reached an agreement on the conflict, Chinese analysts flag Israel as unpredictable factor.

On his 80th birthday, President Donald Trump proudly announced a 60-day ceasefire extension with Iran that he touted as a “Great Deal."

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Behind Trump’s Iran birthday deal lie unanswered questions about Gulf security and the future of US influence