U.S.-Iran Truce Tested as New Strikes Threaten to Reignite War

So much for Art of the Iran Deal, huh?

From the start, critics of President Donald Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran—the one that led to the current broken ceasefire—noted that it gave Iran de facto control over the Strait of Hormuz.Not only had Trump failed in all of his stated objectives—regime change, ending Iran’s nuclear program, and ending its support for terrorist groups—but he also promised Iran hundreds of billions of dollars in reparations and, effectively, perp…

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's struggle to extricate himself from the unpopular Iran war hit a new roadblock with fresh attacks between the two sides, leaving him with few good options and a faltering ceasefire.

U.S.-Iran Truce Tested as New Strikes Threaten to Reignite War

While millions of mourners participated in a six-day funeral procession honoring Iran’s late Supreme Leader Sayed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding signed last week came under immediate strain as Washington and Tehran exchanged new military strikes amid a growing dispute over the future control of the Strait of Hormuz and renewed Israeli calls for war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been urging…

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With contributions from Noha Fazili, research analyst Please note: All comments, information and data are as of end of day, Friday, June 19, 2026 (shortly after the MoU was announced). The U.S. and Iranian negotiators had been working for weeks to end the Iran war, while extending an already tenuous ceasefire. So, markets breathed a sigh of relief on June 14, when, after 15 weeks of conflict, the U.S. and Iran reached an interim peace agreement.…