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REPORT: BEIJING SANCTIONS 10 US FIRMS AND BANS 46 FROM PUBLIC MARKETS — THE TRADE WAR RESUMES
Reportage· No. 401

REPORT: BEIJING SANCTIONS 10 US FIRMS AND BANS 46 FROM PUBLIC MARKETS — THE TRADE WAR RESUMES

On Monday, June 22, 2026, as Washington was still digesting the fallout from its 1260H list expanded to 188 Chinese companies, Beijing responded with…

COLUMN: Trump at Camp David, alone with his fragile peace — two days after signing, everything wavers
Column· No. 398

COLUMN: Trump at Camp David, alone with his fragile peace — two days after signing, everything wavers

On June 19, 2026, just two days after signing the memorandum of understanding with Iran, Donald Trump headed to Camp David. The presidential retreat…

FACTCHECK: Reuters/Ipsos poll — only 24% say the Iran war was worth the price
Analysis· No. 397

FACTCHECK: Reuters/Ipsos poll — only 24% say the Iran war was worth the price

On June 24, 2026, Reuters/Ipsos published a poll that landed like a cold shower on Washington's victory parade. Only 24% of Americans said the…

BREAKDOWN: US-Iran talks postponed in Geneva — when Lebanon nearly derailed the peace
Analysis· No. 396

BREAKDOWN: US-Iran talks postponed in Geneva — when Lebanon nearly derailed the peace

On June 17, 2026, Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sign a memorandum of understanding that triggers a diplomatic earthquake. The Strait of…

COMMENTARY: Republicans against Trump on Iran — a rebellion that says something
Commentary· No. 394

COMMENTARY: Republicans against Trump on Iran — a rebellion that says something

The day after the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran was signed on June 17, 2026, with the ink barely dry…

EDITORIAL: Iran says the deal is an American defeat — and it's not entirely wrong
Editorial· No. 393

EDITORIAL: Iran says the deal is an American defeat — and it's not entirely wrong

On June 24, 2026, Al Jazeera reported that influential voices in Tehran were describing the memorandum of understanding signed with Washington on June 17…

REPORT: Trump and Pezeshkian sign the MoU — 14 points to stop a war
Reportage· No. 391

REPORT: Trump and Pezeshkian sign the MoU — 14 points to stop a war

On June 17, 2026, at the close of the G7 summit in France, U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian digitally signed…

BREAKDOWN: Iran and nuclear inspections — the lie poisoning the peace
Analysis· No. 390

BREAKDOWN: Iran and nuclear inspections — the lie poisoning the peace

On June 23, 2026, an open dispute erupted between Washington and Tehran over a question as fundamental as it is explosive: had Iran or…

ANALYSIS: The U.S. Senate slaps Trump on Iran — 50-48, a Republican fracture
Analysis· No. 389

ANALYSIS: The U.S. Senate slaps Trump on Iran — 50-48, a Republican fracture

On June 24, 2026, the U.S. Senate passed a war powers resolution aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to end military hostilities against Iran,…

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