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ANALYSIS: Vance Blocked at Obbürgen — the Iran Deal That Wobbles Before Zurich
It was supposed to be a historic summit. Vice President JD Vance, flanked by special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, landed
EXPLAINER: TPS Haiti and Syria — Noem's Lie That Justice Just Unearthed
There are moments in the life of a democracy when the administration supposed to enforce the law finds itself in the dock
EXPLAINER: Trump sells the Iran deal as an economic victory — but at what cost?
On June 18, 2026, at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, Donald Trump addressed the press with the satisfaction of a man
ANALYSIS: Down-Blending Under IAEA — America's Retreat on the Iranian Nuclear Issue
On June 18, 2026, Donald Trump signed at the Palace of Versailles a memorandum of understanding with Iran — the same place
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