How Trump’s ‘one page memo’ could take us back to square one in Iran - after thousands of lives lost and economic ruin

NewsWorldMiddle EastHow Trump’s ‘one page memo’ could take us back to square one in Iran - after thousands of lives lost and economic ruinThe US has reportedly drafted a 14-point memo to end the war and kickstart negotiations towards a nuclear deal but several issues remain unresolvedJames C. Reynolds Thursday 07 May 2026 15:01 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972150","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-memo-end-war-us-iran-economy-b2972150.html","title":"How Trump’s ‘one page memo’ takes us back to square one in Iran"}}CloseTrump says Iran strike ‘would’ve been worth it’ even if oil hit $200On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East"}}Donald Trump once more believes he is...