Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning

Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning Submitted by David Hearst on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 19:07 The balance of power has shifted, and nations of the Middle East will no longer accept a regional order dictated by the US and Israel A billboard depicts the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading 'Forever in Iran’s Hand', at Tehran’s Vanak Square, on 25 May 2026 (Atta Kenare/AFP) Off Each day brings a fresh turn in the tortured negotiations between US President Donald Trump and the Islamic Republic of Iran . Each time an agreement on one point is close, Trump picks up the phone to call his partner-in-crime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - and Trump then retreats from it.