US media criticize Trump's deal with Iran: president accused of concessions
US media, including Fox News, criticize Donald Trump's interim deal with Iran, arguing that Washington has backed down from its initial goals while Iran gains financial advantages and strengthens its regional position.
US news outlets and newspapers are sharply criticizing President Donald Trump's temporary agreement with Iran, which aims to end the war in the Middle East. Critics say the White House administration has retreated from its original objectives in its push for a deal, while Tehran has secured significant financial benefits.
MS NOW television network notes that the White House agreed to extend the ceasefire without achieving any of its pre-war goals. The network also states that the administration is desperately trying to portray the agreement as a victory, even though the Iranians have supposedly outmaneuvered Trump. No one, it adds, is buying White House propaganda.
The agreement, mediated by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, stipulates that Iran immediately opens the Strait of Hormuz for international trade, while the US lifts the blockade of Iranian ports and immediately removes oil sanctions that have severely damaged Iran's economy. This is only a temporary measure to allow time for detailed negotiations on the more complex issue of Iran's nuclear program, which Washington believes is aimed at acquiring nuclear weapons.
The Wall Street Journal describes the deal as the biggest foreign policy achievement of Trump's second term but predicts the president will face criticism from Iran policy experts who claim he gave away more than he received. Even the signing procedure reportedly turned into a fiasco – Trump signed the agreement a second time on Wednesday evening, surprising some aides and disrupting the planned Friday ceremony.
Even Fox News, usually favorable to Trump, cites critics who say the deal gives Iran enormous financial gains without requiring the dismantling of its nuclear program. The agreement provides for the creation of a $300 billion Iranian reconstruction fund supported by regional states, to be facilitated by the US once a final nuclear deal is reached.
