Trump lashes out at ‘fools’ who criticise his new Iran peace accord

AF Agence France-Presse,Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-18 · 12:34 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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US President Donald Trump criticized those calling his new Iran peace accord a concession, labeling them "fools" ahead of implementation negotiations in Switzerland. The accord, signed separately by Trump and his Iranian counterpart, aims to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices fell following the announcement of the deal. Trump signed the agreement at a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles. The deal's signing occurred after a period of uncertainty regarding its formalization. Two months of negotiations are anticipated to finalize the implementation of the accord.

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US President Donald Trump criticized those who accused him of offering concessions to end the war with Iran.

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Trump signed the accord at a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles.

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Negotiations on implementing the deal are scheduled to take place in Switzerland.

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The Strait of Hormuz will reopen as part of the accord.

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Oil prices tumbled after Trump and his Iranian counterpart signed an accord to end the Middle East war.

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US President Donald Trump lashed out at critics of his agreement with Iran on Thursday, calling those who accused him of offering concessions to end the war “fools”, ahead of negotiations in Switzerland on implementing the deal.Oil prices tumbled after Trump and his Iranian counterpart separately signed their accord to end the Middle East war, with the Strait of Hormuz to reopen but two months of negotiations lying ahead.In a sudden development after uncertainty over when the deal agreed earlier this week would be formally signed, Trump put his name to it in thick black ink at a candlelit dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris on Wednesday.

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