Trump’s legacy is on the line with new Iran cease-fire — what the deal must guarantee now and forever
By Post Editorial Board
Published April 8, 2026, 7:00 p.m. ET
The world breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night on news of a cease-fire in the Iran war, but this is certainly no time for President Donald Trump to go wobbly.
If he can’t work out a comprehensive deal to end the Iran threat for good, he needs to get the jets back in the air over Iran pronto — and let the bombs drop.
If not, he does risk that TACO label.
Trump saw enough hope for a peace deal — and an “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz — to hold off, for now, on the enormous additional devastation he threatened to inflict on the Iranian regime. Fine.
But it’s far from clear what, exactly, the Iranian leaders he’s dealing with (whoever they are) will ultimately agree to. And stick to.
That’s why any deal to be worked out over the next weeks must be absolutely air-tight.
It must cover all the bases, paving the way for a future Iran that can’t continue to threaten the world and wreak havoc, whether through actual violence or economic terrorism.
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