The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.

In a statement after Trump’s ceasefire message, Iranian foreign minister Seyed Aragchi said that Iran would halt its “defensive operations” and allow safe passage through the Hormuz “via coordination with Iran’s armed forces”. He added that the US had accepted the “general framework” of the Iranian 10-point plan.

That plan includes the US withdrawing its military forces from the region, lifting economic sanctions on Iran, paying compensation for war damages and allowing Iran to maintain control over Hormuz. It is hard to imagine Trump actually agreeing to any of those conditions – a sign that the next two weeks of negotiations could be treacherous.

For the moment, however, this is a partial political victory for Trump. He made a dramatic threat and achieved the desired result. But the ceasefire is a reprieve, not a permanent settlement.

  • Buffalox
    4·
    56 minutes ago

    The cost mentioned in the article in points, each point is quoted directly from the article:

    1. US withdrawing its military forces from the region,
    2. lifting economic sanctions on Iran,
    3. paying compensation for war damages,
    4. allowing Iran to maintain control over Hormuz.

    So Iran may come out of this war in way better shape that they’ve been for decades.

  • Dr. Bob@lemmy.caEnglish
    9·
    3 hours ago

    This is a humiliating strategic failure for the U.S. There is no way to spin this as even a partial victory. Pre-war the strait was open with Iran not in control. The U.S. has spent billions, is now facing concessions, and has cemented Iran’s control of a vital piece of critical infrastructure. How is this a victory?

    • Buffalox
      1·
      18 minutes ago

      Art of the deal. 🤣🤣🤣

      But to be honest, I don’t think Trump will honor this deal either.
      It like making a deal with Hitler, Trump will tear it up as soon as it is convenient to him.
      Seems like Iran called Trump’s bluff. They Iranian didn’t give a shit, and just demanded everything.

  • ThePantser@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    18·
    4 hours ago

    WTF is this shit? He didn’t win anything, he caused the war and got it closed. He’s back where we were except billions poorer.

    • inclementimmigrantOP
      8·
      4 hours ago

      I think it’ll be worse.

      I think his team will be desperate to end the stupid war he started, I think he’ll use his art of the deal to give Iran most of the ten point plan they want with no concessions to not seek out nuclear weapons, I think that might win on reparations but will lose the toll.

      Either way I think Iran will extract money from the US taxpayer to restart their nuclear weapons program and this time they won’t stop because they’ve seen what America will do with Israel under Republicans and they don’t see Republican attacking North Korea even though they’re much the same except with nukes.