Washington Post: Trump celebrates return to pre-War conditions with Iran

Pars Today – The Washington Post reported in a commentary on the Iran–U.S. memorandum that Donald Trump is now celebrating a return to conditions prior to February 28 — a situation some experts describe as, in reality, a retreat.

According to Pars Today, citing IRNA, the agreement between Iran and the United States is taking shape while Trump, after a costly war, is seeking to bring it to an end and is attempting, despite his early rhetoric about destroying Iran’s capabilities, to now focus only on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

On Sunday, Trump declared the end of his campaign against Iran, saying: “Ships of the world, start your engines. Let the oil flow!”

According to the Washington Post columnist, Trump is in fact celebrating a return to the pre–February 28 status quo (March 9, 2026), one day before the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

The report states that, amid Iranian resistance over the past months, a rift emerged between the U.S. president and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to the extent that Trump, during part of his 80th birthday ceremony, reportedly insulted him in front of journalists.

In another section, the report says that the U.S. president, contrary to his rhetoric before the start of the war, is no longer speaking about regime change in Iran and has shifted his focus toward negotiations with Tehran. It adds that he has stepped back from any military action that could jeopardize peace, similar to the situation on Sunday, when he also criticized Netanyahu over the attack on Dahieh in Lebanon.

The Washington Post further notes opposition from some of Trump’s staunch supporters regarding the agreement with Iran, including radio host and conservative commentator Mark Levin, who has called for the publication of the details of the memorandum.

Senator Lindsey Graham, another close Trump ally and a strong supporter of military action against Iran, is also cited as referring to U.S. Vice President JD Vance as the “architect of the deal” following the announcement of the Iran–U.S. memorandum, while emphasizing that the details of the text must be approved by Congress.