US academic considers terms of agreement with Iran “major strategic defeat for Washington

WASHINGTON, April 08 (YPA) – American academic and founder of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST), Robert Pape, stated on Wednesday that the announced terms of the agreement between the US and Iran constitute a “major strategic defeat for Washington.”

In a post on his “X” platform account, Pape noted that this loss is the largest for America since the Vietnam War, pointing out that accepting these conditions consolidates Iran’s rise as a fourth global power center.

He highlighted that the “defeat” plan includes provisions that impose a new reality in the region, most notably: guaranteeing that no future attacks will be carried out against Iran, the lifting of all U.S. sanctions, and full Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz. He considered this a radical shift in the international balance of power in favor of Iran.

Iran had previously rejected a fifteen-point American plan, stipulating that any ceasefire would require the acceptance of its proposed plan and official approval from U.S. President Trump. This has effectively occurred, as Trump officially endorsed the ten-point Iranian plan as the basis for negotiations.

YPA