Is Trump's Iran deal a failure?

Donald Trump has signed a 14-point agreement with Iran, claiming it delivered a 'major win' for the US – even as it made significant political and financial concessions to Tehran to reopen the strait of Hormuz and prevent a worldwide depression Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Trump’s Iran deal is result of unrealistic ambitions for an untenable war ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/iran-peace-deal-us-trump Iran announces plans to bring in maritime fees for strait of Hormuz ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/iran-announces-plans-to-bring-in-maritime-fees-for-strait-of-hormuz Iran peace deal makes clear how far US has been forced to retreat since 2025 ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/iran-peace-deal-us-trump The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theGuardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #trump #iran #iranwar #iranpeacedeal #iranceasefire #middleeast