Trump now has three options. They are all bad

Diplomats at summits are fond of saying: “Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.” Trump’s brand of diplomacy turns this on its head by breezily declaring that everything is settled when, in fact, nothing has been resolved. Even if the president is right this time and a US-Iran agreement is about to be announced, will it cover anything more than reopening the strait? What about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, particularly its 440kg of highly enriched uranium, and the regime’s surviving arsenal of ballistic missiles, along with its sponsorship of terrorism? That leaves Trump with three options, all with huge disadvantages. Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/06/trump-three-options-all-bad/ ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ and https://www.youtube.com/telegraph are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.