Commentators pan Trump's Iran deal as a capitulation that bypassed Congress and rewarded Tehran

Forbes—Opinion writers across the political spectrum converged on harsh assessments of the US-Iran agreement, with columnists arguing the deal exploited Trump's 'bone spur' reluctance to sustain military conflict and yielded too much to Tehran. The Wall Street Journal's editorial board said the deal 'skirts why Trump went to war,' while Forbes found almost no one willing to call it good for the US. The potential $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran drew particular criticism, as did the failure to resolve Tehran's nuclear program. The Iran war drove up household energy and food bills and economists said effects would linger for months; ships told to 'start engines' after the deal are not yet moving. Trump's relationship with Netanyahu frayed noticeably as the president pursued the deal over Israeli objections.

• Forbes — Details of the potential $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran remain unclear.
• Forbes — Iran Buys 20 Russian Helicopters After U.S. Peace Deal - Forbes
• The Australian — WSJ Opinion: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Trump’s Deal With Iran - The Australian
• news.com.au — Wild scenes not seen in New York for 53 yrs - News.com.au
• The Telegraph — World facing a glut of oil after Iran peace deal - The Telegraph
• Forbes — ‘Utterly Indefensible’: Almost No One Has Said The Iran Deal Is Good For The U.S. - Forbes
• Guardian — US — Is Trump's Iran deal a failure? - video explainer
• Hindustan Times — Inside Trump and Netanyahu’s Complicated Relationship
• The Australian — The Money Puzzle - The Australian
• Zeteo — The New Iran Peace Deal Is a Humiliation for Trump and Netanyahu
• Forbes — Almost No One Has Said The Iran Deal Is Good For The U.S. - Forbes
• HuffPost — Ex-Trump Adviser Blasts Potential Iran Deal: 'If It Was Good News...' - HuffPost
• PBS NewsHour — Trump's relationship with Netanyahu frayed as he pursued a deal over Israel's objections.
• USA Today — Trump's weak Iran deal is the price of bypassing Congress | Opinion - USA Today
• New York Times — Opinion | Iran Just Taught the World a Dangerous Lesson - The New York Times
• Washington Post — Trump condemned Obama’s Iran deal. Here’s how his own compares.
• The Atlantic — The Price of Defeat in Iran - The Atlantic
• Washington Post — Some key Republicans sharply criticize parts of Trump’s Iran deal
• DNyuz — The Price of Defeat in Iran
• NPR — Business — With the deal signed, Trump told ships to 'start their engines' — but vessels are not yet moving.
• Salon — “You’d think we would’ve learned that lesson by now”: Obama says US can’t “bomb” way to Iran deal
• BBC — BBC outlines five ways the Iran peace deal could affect your money
• Wall Street Journal — WSJ: the deal sidesteps the original rationale Trump cited for going to war.
• New York Times — Op-ed: this isn't a grand bargain with Iran, and that's good
• Wall Street Journal — WSJ op-ed asks whether Iran is really a 'normal country'
• Washington Post — Opinion: is the Iran war really over?
• BBC — Business — The Iran war drove up household energy and food bills; economists warn effects will linger for months.
• Salt Lake Tribune — Columnists argued the deal exposed Trump's 'bone spur' reluctance to sustain military conflict.
• The Nation — The Nation called the deal a humiliation for Trump, but concluded it is good news for the world.
• Washington Examiner — The Washington Examiner called it a feeble end to what it characterized as a foolish war.