Multiple Australian outlets report that former US President Donald Trump says he expected trouble with Iran’s “new leaders” and now argues he was right to doubt a recently signed agreement. The reports focus on a memorandum of understanding reached last month, which outlets describe as brief and limited in scope. They note that many observers predicted it would amount to little, and that it has broken down faster than anticipated. While the articles do not present a detailed common technical record of the memorandum’s specific terms, they characterize the outcome as an early collapse of the understanding between the relevant parties. In this framing, Trump portrays his earlier position as having been justified, contrasting it with confidence he attributed to Iran’s leadership at the time of negotiations. The outlets collectively emphasize timing: the memorandum is described as failing quickly rather than gradually deteriorating. The coverage is presented as commentary on political expectations and the apparent rapid unraveling of the agreement.