When President Donald Trump accepted the April 2026 ceasefire, I knew he had committed the gravest political blunder of his career. America and Israel had cornered Iran, shattered its leverage, and battered its proxies. Instead of forcing permanent concessions, the White House now appears ready to rescue Tehran and rebrand retreat as a “peace crusade.”
This craven virtual surrender to the ayatollahs confirms my worst fears. Under this deal, Washington would reopen the Strait of Hormuz (now subject to Omani and Iranian supervision and tolls), lift the blockade on Iranian ports, grant temporary oil waivers, extend the ceasefire for 60 days, and defer the decisive nuclear questions to technical negotiations echoing Obama’s failed 2015 Vienna diplomacy.
