✏️ US-Iran talks: Two victories, one reality

Donald Trump’s foreign-policy messaging often follows a familiar pattern: announcing momentum, asserting leverage, and portraying ambiguity as a victory.

However, reporting on the most recent Iran-U.S. discussions indicates that both sides perceive very different realities.

Trump is publicly presenting the negotiations as if the U.S. pressure campaign forced Iran toward a deal — saying an agreement has been “largely negotiated” and implying Washington is close to dictating terms.

Iranian officials and aligned media are portraying the same diplomacy in a contrasting manner though: that Tehran successfully resisted military and economic pressures long enough to compel the United States to accept Iran’s framework for negotiations and a phased settlement.

US-Iran talks: Two victories, one reality. | EUROPEANS TODAY

GOING FURTHER

• Is he lying, mad, or delusional? | Europeans TODAY

• Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are 'largely negotiated' | Associated Press

• Rubio reports 'slight progress' in Iran talks as Pakistan renews efforts to mediate a peace deal | Associated Press

• Trump says peace deal with Iran largely reached with strait of Hormuz to open | The Guardian

• Trump says agreement to end Iran war 'largely negotiated' | Euronews

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▪ This piece was first published in Europeans TODAY.