the show goes on and the highway never ends;

 

 The United States and Iran have agreed to a deal to end Donald Trump’s disastrous, illegal war – at least for now. The agreement, leaked details suggest, represents yet another humiliating defeat for the U.S. president, as well as for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The initial goal of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran was to topple the Iranian regime. That didn’t happen. The administration claimed the war would only last a few weeks. It stretched well beyond three months. The conflict only created more leverage for Iran, which successfully closed the Strait of Hormuz – stopping the flow of oil, causing energy prices to spike, and throttling the global economy.

Trump appears to have finally cried uncle. And on his 80th birthday, too.

The deal, which is expected to be signed on Friday, is technically another temporary ceasefire – a 60-day pause, during which the U.S. and Iran will negotiate over an end to Iran’s nuclear program. Still, both the U.S. and Iran are casting the agreement as a path to permanently end the war.

Israel appeared to try to torpedo the deal on Sunday by launching a new round of attacks on civilians in Beirut. It was a similar story to what happened a week before, with Trump once again criticizing Netanyahu in conversations with reporters on Sunday.........more.........