<p>Donald Trump has signed a peace deal with Iran, but his critics are saying it’s a humiliation.</p><br><p>Roland Oliphant and David Blair go through the US-Iran deal line by line and give each side a score, from $300bn in payments to Iran to the reopening Strait of Hormuz to a ban on nuclear weapons. Among those critical of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is former vice president Mike Pence, who has called Trump an appeaser and accused him of handing a “lifeline” to the Iranian regime - is he right?</p><br><p>Highlights</p><p><br></p><ul><li>4-2 to Tehran - the US-Iran peace deal gutted</li><li>How the MoU proves the US lost the war</li></ul><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p>Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant</p><p>David Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdt</p><br><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><p>How Trump’s ‘Operation Epic Disaster’ turned the world against America</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/18/iran-war-trump-us-credibility/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/18/iran-war-trump-us-credibility/</a></p><br><p>David Blair: Trump’s extraordinary deal is a survival plan for Iran</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/17/iran-deal-survival-plan-for-islamic-republic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/17/iran-deal-survival-plan-for-islamic-republic/</a></p><br><p>Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><p>Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey &amp; Louisa Wells</p><br><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. <a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</a></p><br><p>► EMAIL US: Contact the team on <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><br><p>► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>