Trump boasts his Iran deal will be the best: His critics fear the worst

Published May 29, 2026 5:00am ET



As the four-to-six-week war in Iran enters its fourth month, President Donald Trump vacillates daily, sometimes hourly. Between declaring a peace deal has been “largely negotiated, subject to finalization,” to insisting his critics are off base, because they are pointing to “things that haven’t even been negotiated yet.”

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