British Major General Declares America Is Defeated

A retired Major General in the British Army has warned that a proposed peace deal between America and Iran “looks like defeat” for Donald Trump.

Military expert Chip Chapman’s comments came as an agreement between the two countries to end the conflict remains elusive.

Hopes rose over the weekend that a deal was about to be struck which could finally see the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway which carried one-fifth of the world’s oil before the war started on February 28.

But both countries’ negotiators has still not reached an agreement, and Trump has ordered his team not to “rush” into anything.

Appearing on LBC, Chip Chapman, who is a former senior British military adviser to US central command, said the details of a proposed deal which have emerged do not look good for the Americans.

He said: “From a military perspective, if Iran retains proxies, if they maintain ballistic missiles, if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t open – because on of the fundamental principles of American foreign policy post-1945 was freedom of navigation – and if the nuclear weapons are not dealt with, then in a military mission verb that looks like defeat.

“That is, rendered them incapable of achieving their objectives. America is defeated.”

Posting on Truth Social on Sunday night, Trump conceded that a deal “isn’t even fully negotiated yet”.

He added: “So don’t listen to the losers, who are critical about something they know nothing about. Unlike those before me who should have solved this problem many years ago, I don’t make bad deals … If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one, not like the one made by Obama.”

Subscribe to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. Every week, Kevin Schofield and Kate Nicholson unpack the week’s biggest stories to keep you informed. Join us for straightforward analysis of what’s going on at Westminster.