Multiple outlets report that a January 3, 2020 social media post attributed to then-U.S. President Donald Trump is resurfacing in connection with renewed attention to a potential US-Iran peace arrangement. In the post, Trump writes, “Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation.” The statement is cited as originating during a period of heightened tensions between the United States and Iran following the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.
The resurfacing comes as reporting also links the renewed discussion to claims that the United States and Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to peace efforts. The sources note the contrast between the earlier remark and the current moment, but they do not provide additional detail in the excerpted coverage about the contents of the MoU beyond the existence of reports regarding a peace-deal framework. Across the articles, the common focus is the reposting of Trump’s 2020 text and the context of US-Iran tensions around Soleimani’s death.
