Iran says deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat'

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Iran described a deal to end the Middle East war as a declaration of US defeat. The war began with a US-Israeli air campaign against Iran on February 28 and ended with an agreement that Iranian leaders frame as a victory.

Iran called the deal it struck to end the Middle East war "a declaration of America's defeat" on Wednesday, as the top US diplomat kicked off a tour of Gulf countries hit hardest by Tehran. The war that began with a massive US-Israeli campaign of strikes against Iran on February 28 ended with the Islamic republic striking an agreement its leaders have sought to portray as a victory.