Trump claims a ‘Golden Age of the Middle East’ is on the way after Iran ceasefire: ‘Big money will be made’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump claims a ‘Golden Age of the Middle East’ is on the way after Iran ceasefire: ‘Big money will be made’President Trump jubilant after backing away from airstrikes threat, despite hostilities only being postponed for two weeks Joe Sommerlad Wednesday 08 April 2026 09:39 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":"b2953557","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-ceasefire-golden-age-b2953557.html","title":"Trump claims a ‘Golden Age of the Middle East’ is on the way after Iran ceasefire"}}CloseIranians burn American and Israeli flags after Donald Trump declares ceasefire and re-opening of Strait of HormuzSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*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":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSo...