The Guardian: Trump’s failed war on Iran achieved nothing; Iran at peak strength to impose own conditions

Pars Today – The British newspaper The Guardian, noting that Donald Trump’s unplanned war against Iran has completely failed, writes that the U.S. president, who calls himself a “master dealmaker,” is now in a position where he must accept a draft agreement that is effectively humiliating for him.

According to Pars Today, citing IRNA, The Guardian in an article by columnist Kenneth Roth emphasized that Trump’s failed war against Iran has brought him no gains. The article states that the U.S. president has now returned to square one and is asking Iran to once again sign the same agreement that Tehran had previously signed with former U.S. President Barack Obama.

The article argues that Trump’s failed war has achieved nothing and has placed Iran in its strongest possible position to impose its own terms.

The article continues, referring to a joint U.S. and Israeli military aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, following which Iran’s Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was martyred. It states that Trump, encouraged by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had hoped that by targeting Iran’s leadership, he could bring down the country’s government. However, the article argues that these bombings not only failed to topple the government but instead strengthened its position.

It adds that before the war, one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passed through the Strait of Hormuz. Disruption to shipping through this chokepoint, it claims, has created severe inflationary pressure on the U.S. economy and has worsened the outlook for Republicans ahead of the November midterm elections.

The piece further states that Iranians have put Trump in a difficult position, noting that Tehran, aware of Washington’s urgency to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, is now demanding unprecedented concessions.

According to the article, even key issues that Trump had used as justification for war—such as Iran’s missile program and Tehran’s support for Hamas and Hezbollah—are not included in any potential agreement.