Trumps concerning Iran deal: Letters to the Editor June 17, 2026

President Trump needs to understand that the peace deal is in disappearing ink from the Iranian side (“Signs of a bad deal,” Editorial, June 16).While the world might see this agreement as the right thing to do, it is not.The Iranians will sign anything, but in their eyes this is only a delay to achieving their real goal of destroying Israel.

They will continue their funding of proxies and Israel will continue to fight the proxies.Basically, this war will continue in some form until the ayatollahs are overthrown.Larry HootnickWatermillTrump is being played.He has never faced the kind of deceit of which Muslims are capable.

They even have a name for it: taqiyya.The president needs to finish this militarily.Bob HeierEstero, Fla.I’ve always supported most of Trump’s decision, but this Iran deal smells a little rotten.He’s the dealmaker, but what is the deal this time? Giving Iran another 60 days to figure out how to mislead us again? Who’s the real dealmaker —Trump or Iran?Denis AndererSoutholdAfter Operation Epic Fury, Trump demanded an unconditional surrender and Iran laughed at him.If Trump had done a regime change right then and there, he wouldn’t be negotiating now.

Dumb move from the great dealmaker.Michael ShapiroMassapequaAs this 3 ¹/₂-month war comes to a conclusion, we must acknowledge the 13 military members who lost their lives.But you know what 13 also indicates? The number of service members who died in one day at the Kabul airport because of Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.Louie ReySummerville, SCWe are told that all will be well in the Strait of Hormuz because of the deal with Iran, but that hinges on a promise that the Iranians will not pursue nuclear capabilities.This promise sounds like the one touted by Neville Chamberlain in 1938, when he naively claimed, “We shall have peace in our time.” When will we learn?Allen SchwartzManhattanTrump is doing a yeoman’s work trying to make the world a safer place; ...