Editorial: The memorandum of understanding signed in Versailles lays bare US failure and the pointlessness of this illegal war

A permanent end to fighting would be welcome, but Trump’s claims of a great victory are the opposite of the truth

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump can claim a diplomatic victory after reaching an agreement with Iran to end the war in the Middle East, but numerous pitfalls remain and the US president…

Donald Trump would have us believe he's achieved peace in our time with his so-called 'memorandum of understanding' with Iran, designed to end hostilities in the Gulf and pave the…

US president hails accord as a major victory despite lingering questions, warns Tehran of renewed bombing if it fails to comply with terms.

The US president said he wanted to avoid an economic catastrophe by ending his war with Iran, but the text of the agreement shows major concessions for the regime.

US entered war with maximalist goals and exits it with pragmatic decision to end conflict despite political cost

President signs memorandum at Palace of Versailles where Germans were humiliated after losing first world war. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 17 June at a glance

Pragmatic settlement exposes limits of US leverage after brief, costly confrontation

With sanctions-relief and a US promise to avoid further meddling, the conflict has been settled on Tehran’s terms, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Trump’s emerging Iran strategy risks empowering the very actors most interested in sabotaging peace and dividing allies.

Editorial: The memorandum of understanding signed in Versailles lays bare US failure and the pointlessness of this illegal war

From the daily newsletter: our new global-affairs columnist breaks down Trump’s Iran deal.

US President Donald Trump jumbled his justification to launch the war on Iran, whose nuclear programme he claimed was already obliterated in a June 2025 attack.

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