President Donald Trump speaks to the media upon arrival at Paris Orly airport, following the G7 Summit, in Orly, France, June 17, 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
The president abandoned his previous positions in favor of the Iranian position on all the key issues of contention going into the war.
It is impossible to describe President Trump’s deal as anything other than total humiliation.
You could argue that he had no choice, that it was in America’s best interest for him to cut his losses, and that he had to suck it up and do whatever it took to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (which, by the way, is only temporarily reopened under the current deal). But there is no credible way to argue that what has happened represents anything other than surrender.
To claim that this isn’t an embarrassment for the U.S. requires ignoring months of Trump statements before and during ...
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