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COLUMN: Vance Postpones His Flight to Switzerland — The Day Iran Negotiations Nearly Collapsed
On Thursday, June 19, 2026, late in the evening in Washington, the world held its breath. JD Vance, Vice President of the
COMMENTARY: Wicker, Graham, Cruz — The Republican Hawks' Revolt Against the Iran Deal
On June 18, 2026, in the gilded halls of the Palace of Versailles, Donald Trump put his signature on a memorandum of
FACT-CHECK: The $300 Billion Iran Fund — What the MOU Text Actually Says
This is one of the most spectacular contradictions in contemporary American diplomacy. On June 17, 2026, the United States and Iran signed
EDITORIAL: I'll Blame JD — Cowardice Elevated to Presidential Strategy
At the close of the G7 press conference in Évian-les-Bains on June 17, 2026, Donald Trump delivered, with a wide smile, one
REPORT: Strait of Hormuz Reopened — 60 Days Toll-Free, and Then What?
On June 19, 2026, in a Swiss palace in Geneva, US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
ANALYSIS: JD Vance, Architect or Scapegoat of Trump's Iran Deal
On June 18, 2026, on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Geneva, Donald Trump let slip a remark that immediately electrified
EXPLAINER: Iran's 14-Point MOU — The Deal That Resurrects the Pre-War Status Quo
On June 17, 2026, amid the gilded halls of the Palace of Versailles, Donald Trump affixed his signature to a 14-point memorandum
COLUMN: 2026, the Year the West Stopped Being Naive Toward Beijing
There are moments in history when an accumulation of facts finally shatters the wall of diplomatic niceties. June 2026 will remain, I
REPORT: Chinese Banks in the EU's Crosshairs — The Vice Tightens on the Enablers
In June 2026, the European Union has never looked more determined to draw a red line around the financial circuits that allow