‘A Glorious Defeat’: Iranian Papers Gloat After Peace Deal, Mock Trump In Caricatures

Published 18 June 2026 · world

‘A Glorious Defeat’: Iranian Papers Gloat After Peace Deal, Mock Trump In Caricatures Published By, Last Updated: June 18, 2026, 21:38 IST US-Iran peace deal

‘A Glorious Defeat’: Iranian Papers Gloat After Peace Deal, Mock Trump In Caricatures Published By, Last Updated: June 18, 2026, 21:38 IST US-Iran peace deal sees Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian hail a historic accord, Iranian newspapers claim US military plans failed and Iran grew stronger. Copies of the Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri bearing an image of the US president and a headline that reads "Gone with the wind" are displayed at a kiosk in Tehran on Thursday. (Image: AFP) After the US and Iran signed the peace agreement aiming to end the war in West Asia, the front pages of Iranian newspapers adopted a victorious tone, saying US President Donald Trump’s military plans had failed.

United States President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Thursday signed a peace deal aimed at ending the months-long US-Iran war in West Asia. The Iranian President has also shared images of the signed US-Iran agreement on social media, describing the document as a historic achievement and a symbol of Iran’s strength following months of negotiations with Washington. Front pages of Iranian newspapers Javan: One of the prominent Iranian daily newspapers, close to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), called the US as having suffered “a glorious defeat". It said that though Israel and the US began the conflict with ambitious goals, Iran emerged stronger than its opponents expected.

Hamshahri: The state-affiliated newspaper, on its front page, posted a photo of Trump biting a crumbled piece of paper. CNN quoted the headline, which read, “Gone with the Wind," a common Persian idiom referring to something being wasted. Kahyan: CNN quoted the influential and conservative newspaper posting the headline: “The Strait of Hormuz is our deterrent weapon; our lever of power is not negotiable." Sazandegi: Focusing on economic gains after the US-Iran agreement, the newspaper wrote number “300" in large letters, in reference to the potential $300 billion reconstruction fund outlined in the agreement. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit Location: Tehran, Iran First Published: June 18, 2026, 21:38 IST News world ‘A Glorious Defeat’: Iranian Papers Gloat After Peace Deal, Mock Trump In Caricatures Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.

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