Trump, the Democrats and the courage to end a failed war
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / June 18, 2026
Trump owns this failed war, but if the Democrats help torpedo the MOU and war resumes, then they will...
[VIDEO] In campaign to seize more of Gaza, Israel expands attacks on Palestinians near...
Abdel Qader Sabbah
Drop Site News / June 17, 2026
"Where are we supposed to go? They might as well throw us into the sea and...
U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding: full text
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FP Staff
Foreign Policy / June 17, 2026
Read the agreement that the Trump administration has agreed to with Iran’s leaders to end the war.
Below is...
The Israeli ultra-hawks who feel betrayed by Trump’s Iran deal
Isaac Chotiner
The New Yorker / June 17, 2026
Shimon Riklin, an anchor on the country’s right-wing Channel 14, and a Netanyahu ally, thinks America stabbed...
Dead lands
Adania Shibli
The New York Review of Books / June 17, 2026
Rather than letting ourselves tire of repeated stories, how might we allow them to...
‘They’re not all Hezbollah’: Trump criticises Israel killing civilians in Lebanon
Alex MacDonald
Middle East Eye / June 17, 2026
US president warns Netanyahu that without him there would 'be no Israel'.
US President Donald Trump has criticised Israeli conduct in...
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have different war aims – can the Iran peace...
Simon Mabon
The Conversation / June 17, 2026
The clock is ticking on the Iran peace deal. A memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US...
US releases official agreement with Iran – read the 14-point text
Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak & Mostafa Salem
CNN / June 17, 2026
The United States on Wednesday released the official text of the memorandum of understanding...
I’ll resume bombing if Iran acts up, Trump warns after criticism of deal
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / June 17, 2026
At G7 meeting in France, president angrily rejects suggestions US will contribute to $300bn fund for Iran.
Évian-les-Bains –...
Smotrich cancels Hebron Protocol, ending Palestinian control in occupied city
Ayse Betul
Middle East Eye / June 16, 2026
Amid intensifying military raids in the city, revoking the 1997 protocol gives the Israeli state full construction...
