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France 24
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Leela JACINTO

Iran deal: Trump is back to square one, but the cards are now in Tehran’s favor

A man walks past a portrait of slain Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei near the former US embassy in Tehran on June 15, 2026.
A man walks past a portrait of slain Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei near the former US embassy in Tehran on June 15, 2026. © Atta Kenare, AFP

The signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran on Monday has been welcomed by the international community after a devastating three-month war. The agreement was announced on June 14, President Donald Trump’s birthday, but the biggest beneficiary, experts say, is the Iranian regime.

The US president’s 80th birthday began with a bang that kicked off on social media, resonated in the roars on the White House South Lawn as fighters pummeled each other in a cage, and left Middle East experts reeling as they examined the geostrategic impact of Donald Trump’s birthday gift to the world.

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