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Trump's deal is a victory for Iran's regime, commentary argues
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Trump's deal is a victory for Iran's regime, commentary argues

From Dagens Nyheter · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

Analysis Named sources Outcome reported
  • A commentary argues that Donald Trump's agreement with Iran is a victory for the Iranian regime, not the U.S.
  • The author criticizes Trump for showing desperation, leading to an unfavorable deal that fails to address key U.S. objectives like freeing the Iranian people or halting missile programs.
  • The agreement lifts sanctions and returns frozen assets to Iran, while the world returns to the pre-war status quo, with Iran repeating its nuclear non-proliferation pledge.

Donald Trump's recent agreement with Iran is being characterized as a significant win for Tehran, according to a commentary published in Dagens Nyheter.

The enemy USA 'has been forced to sign an agreement to end the war.' They are not wrong.

— Ingmar NevéusDescribing the Iranian media's reaction to the agreement.

Ingmar Nevéus, the author, contends that Trump, in his pursuit of a deal, revealed desperation. This, he argues, resulted in an agreement that benefits Iran more than the United States. Iranian media, Nevéus notes, are celebrating the U.S. "being forced to sign an agreement to end the war."

The commentary points out that the agreement, signed electronically by Trump during a dinner in Versailles, does not achieve the initial goals Trump set out when initiating the conflict on February 28. These goals included liberating the Iranian people, preventing Iran from possessing missiles, ending its support for groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, and handing over its enriched uranium stockpile. None of these are included in the final accord.

The self-proclaimed master negotiator Donald Trump made the mistake one must never make: he showed himself to be desperate.

— Ingmar NevéusAnalyzing Trump's negotiating approach and its consequences.

Instead, the agreement focuses on Iran reiterating its old promise not to acquire nuclear weapons. Other critical issues are deferred to the future, effectively returning the world to the pre-war situation. Trump himself has downplayed some of the original war aims, suggesting that Iran's missile program is natural as other countries possess them.

The world is, in other words, back to square one, the situation that prevailed before the war.

— Ingmar NevéusAssessing the outcome of the agreement in relation to the conflict's initial objectives.

The author highlights that the war's impact on energy prices and global inflation was a factor Trump seemingly did not anticipate but now acknowledges as a reason to end the conflict. Trump's current priority appears to be ending the war and "letting the oil flow," a goal Iran has agreed to. In return, the U.S. is lifting all sanctions against Iran and will advocate for the UN Security Council to do the same. Billions in frozen Iranian assets are to be returned, a move Trump had previously criticized his predecessor, Barack Obama, for promising.

The alternative is a global depression. You know, only stupid people want a global depression.

— Donald TrumpQuoted by Nevéus, explaining the rationale for ending the war.
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Originally published by Dagens Nyheter in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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