Trump’s Iran Deal Fails to Resolve Nuclear and Strait Issues After 60 Days

The 60-day ceasefire period agreed upon between the United States and Iran has ended without achieving its intended goals. The agreement, signed by President Donald Trump and Iranian leaders, was meant to initiate negotiations resolving critical issues including Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missiles, and regional proxies. However, none of these core topics were effectively addressed during the talks.

Iran retained its enriched uranium stockpile without any supervision mechanism, and ballistic missile production continues unabated. The most significant failure concerns the Strait of Hormuz, which was supposed to be reopened immediately after the agreement but remains closed. No new agreement or framework has emerged after the ceasefire expired.

During this period, some sanctions on Iran were temporarily lifted, allowing billions of dollars to flow into the Iranian treasury. Meanwhile, the U.S. revealed a shortage of interceptors and strike missiles, and Iranian officials dismissed Trump’s threats to annex the Strait of Hormuz with ridicule. The current likely outcome is an extension of the ceasefire, but the deal’s overall assessment is a failure. Trump’s experience underscores the difficulty of ending conflicts compared to initiating them.