Trump thinks his freshly signed ceasefire deal is a victory. It is – for Iran | Simon Jenkins

With sanctions-relief and a US promise to avoid further meddling, the conflict has been settled on Tehran’s termsDonald Trump is running fast to escape the catastrophic war on Iran that he and Benjamin Netanyahu started four months ago. He is saying anything that appears to suit the moment. In fact, he clearly feels he can now ditch his friend, the Israeli prime minister. He is offering Tehran’s military regime a $300bn rebuilding fund, an end to economic sanctions and a promise not to interfere in its internal affairs. All this is declared a “major win”. If so, fine. The next 60 days of negotiations will be tortuous and unpredictable. But at least they are pointing in a plausible – and hopefully irreversible – direction.For once, a US president seems ready to accept defeat in a potentiall