Bowen: US-Iran deal raises inescapable question of what the war was for

Author: Jeremy BowenPublished on: June 18, 2026Country: Iran

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Bowen: US-Iran deal raises inescapable question of what the war was for

The memorandum of understanding signed by Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ends the war that started on February 28. Thousands have been killed, many civilians, in Iran and Lebanon. The deal includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, lifting sanctions, and unfreezing Iranian assets, in exchange for US concessions. The Iranian regime emerges strengthened, while the question of what the war was for remains unanswered.

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