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Monday, June 15, 2026

The peace deal with Tehran is an Iranian victory.

The peace agreement announced by the US is actually a victory for Iran.

President Trump has announced that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war. "Congratulations to all!" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. Then, he went to watch the loud show he had arranged for his birthday on the White House's South Lawn.

However, the United States doesn't have much to celebrate: in record time, Trump and his team lost a war to a mediocre, yet extremely dangerous military opponent, writes Tom Nichols, in an analysis published in The Atlantic.

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"But even before we have the details, it is clear that Trump has failed to achieve every one of the goals he put forward for this war of choice, and now he is determined to sign, seal, and deliver America's capitulation as quickly as possible."

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The Atlantic article at the thread link is mostly Paywalled, so here's another source for it:

spotmedia.ro

"The reality shows the following:

The war will end with the regime in Tehran intact and under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps;

The Strait of Hormuz will remain under the threat of Iranian attacks;
Iran will continue to possess significant stocks of drones and missiles;
The regime will maintain its capacity to be a state sponsor of terrorism;

Many sanctions will be lifted, and billions of dollars in unfrozen assets will flow to Iran.

In other words, the Iranians have achieved their key strategic objectives - the survival of the regime above all - while the Americans have not achieved any of their goals."

more at the above link, particularly about Israel

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-15 11:13 AM | Reply

And... Nuttyahoo is not amused:

"The Iran deal is an American failure that endangers Israel

The senior American official distorted the truth in a briefing to reporters:

The centrifuges will remain, the enriched uranium will not be removed, and Trump himself contradicted him the next day.

Iran won on the money issue: Lifting sanctions on oil exports will channel tens of billions of dollars to the Revolutionary Guards, more than they earned by bypassing sanctions.

Senior US official to Israel: "You will not be a signatory to the agreement, but every action you take will have to be coordinated with the US."

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www.israelhayom.com

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-15 11:20 AM | Reply

"The Iran deal is an American failure that endangers Israel"

So pivot to Russia already.
Sheesh.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-15 12:06 PM | Reply

"82nd Airborne Deployment to Israel Went Unannounced

A leaked deployment order shows that troops went to Israel, a detail omitted from Pentagon announcements about a CENTCOM deployment."

www.military.com

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-15 12:37 PM | Reply

Did anyone think this was ending any other way?

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2026-06-15 12:40 PM | Reply

"82nd Airborne Deployment to Israel Went Unannounced
A leaked deployment order shows that troops went to Israel, a detail omitted from Pentagon announcements about a CENTCOM deployment."

www.military.com

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-15 12:37 PM | Reply

From personal and professional experience I can advise you the IDF plied the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne graciously and generously with wine, woman, and song.

The same occurred with the USAF Stealth pilots who flew to Israel months before the grunts of the 82nd AA.

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-15 12:51 PM | Reply

Did anyone think this was ending any other way?

#5 | POSTED BY JPW

The Iranians realistically dealt with Trump by understanding and leaning into and exploiting his gross mental illness.

If we lived in a rational country we would find it easy to rid ourselves of this irrational man.

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-15 12:51 PM | Reply

#7 There's a very ugly and equally self-serving rationality.
The king's sycophants are letting the insane king continue to run the kingdom, so they can pick up the pieces when he dies.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-15 12:54 PM | Reply

"Hi GI! Where are you from?"

#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-15 12:55 PM | Reply

The king's sycophants are letting the insane king continue to run the kingdom, so they can pick up the pieces when he dies.

#8 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

I agree with this fully.

They take advantage of Trump's lack of emotional and intellectual competence now and are set to go into overdrive when he dies.

At this point, I don't think very many people want to see Donald Trump live.

If Trump could get his mind around that, I think he's order a few more people killed.

#10 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-15 12:58 PM | Reply

"The details of the agreement remain unconfirmed,"

#11 | Posted by eberly at 2026-06-15 01:14 PM | Reply

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