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OPINION: They Are FINISHED — When Trump Threatens to Resume Bombing Iran
On Friday, June 19, 2026, with the ink on the American-Iranian memorandum of understanding barely dry, Donald Trump drops a message on

INVESTIGATION: Rubio Sidelined — The 2028 Succession War Behind the Iran Deal
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the G7 summit in France, Donald Trump stands before the cameras to comment on the memorandum

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

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

ANALYSIS: Beijing, the US-Iran Deal, and the Great Taiwanese Calculation — What the ISW Reveals
On June 18, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War published its weekly China & Taiwan Update. On paper, it is