Trump heralds Iran deal but questions – and risks – remain
The announcement of a deal to end hostilities between the US and Iran has provided Donald Trump with a very welcome birthday present – although it’s wrapped in a fair measure of uncertainty. The US president said in his social media post heralding the agreement that the Strait of Hormuz would be open to commercial […] The post Trump heralds Iran deal but questions – and risks – remain appeared first on The Namibian .
The announcement of a deal to end hostilities between the US and Iran has provided Donald Trump with a very welcome birthday present – although it’s wrapped in a fair measure of uncertainty.
The US president said in his social media post heralding the agreement that the Strait of Hormuz would be open to commercial shipping and the US would lift its naval blockade.
“Let the oil flow!” Trump exclaimed on Sunday.
He went on to declare that, in contrast with the failures of past US presidents, he secured a “great deal” that would bring “peace and security to the whole region”.
Such hyperbole is nothing new for Trump, of course. His declarations about last year’s agreement ending the Gaza War – “a peace for all eternity” and the “beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God” – were equally sweeping, even as the reality on the ground has fallen far short.
