Iran war: Trump can continue the same failed policies - or shape a historic legacy

Iran war: Trump can continue the same failed policies - or shape a historic legacy Submitted by Seyed Hossein Mousavian on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 15:57 Bombing and sanctions have not worked. The US president must seize this moment to establish a comprehensive regional security framework US President Donald Trump is pictured in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 17 August 2026 (Jim Watson/AFP) On In recent days, several high-level regional diplomatic initiatives have signalled an effort to revive US - Iran negotiations. Pakistan ’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, travelled to Tehran last month, followed by the foreign ministers of Oman and Qatar , each seeking to preserve the Islamabad memorandum of understanding signed by US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, in June.