Trump declares Iran deal dead: Was this the plan all along?

Published July 8, 2026 11:05am ET | Updated July 8, 2026 1:39pm ET



If Iran has ever done a great service to the United States, it came over the last month. In essentially disregarding the memorandum of understanding, the Islamic Republic has provoked President Donald Trump to declare the deal “over.”

To put it lightly, Trump’s Iran deal greatly benefited Tehran and put the U.S. and its allies at serious risk. Despite killing much of Iran’s leadership, pushing back its nuclear capabilities, and decimating its military, the U.S. negotiated as if it were the country on the ropes.

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