The US-Iran [agreement](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/trump-calls-for-restraint-israel-airstrikes-beirut-us-iran-peace-deal) to halt fighting for 60 days is... (opens in new tab)

The US-Iran ceasefire is welcome. But the US president is trying to disguise a failed war of choice as a diplomatic victoryThe US-Iran of choice that failed to secure its declared aims, devastated Iran, destabilised Lebanon and sent shocks through energy and fertiliser markets, leaving many people poorer and A deal with Iran is better than war with Iran. But the US president is hailing as victory the partial easing of a crisis that he, and Israel’s , helped create. The measure of success will...