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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Neither the War Nor Trump's Deal Terminated the Main Threats in Iran, Analysts Say — Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said. — In igniting a war against Iran on Feb. 28, President Trump billed the U.S. campaign …
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Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Middle East live: Trump threatens Iran after JD Vance hails ‘great progress’ made in Switzerland talks — US president says in social media post 'we'll hit Iran very hard again' if it does not stop its ‘proxies in Lebanon’ — Israel army chief in south Lebanon, says Hezbollah in ‘difficult position’
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Ronny Reyes / New York Post:
Trump threatens to destroy Iran over Strait of Hormuz closure — and floats 20% US ‘Guardian Angel’ tax on oil going through waterway — President Trump threatened to destroy Iran on Sunday and suggested that the US could take full control of the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the “Guardian Angel” …
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Bloomberg:
Iran Says Trump's Threat Halted Talks With the US, Fars Reports — Iran halted talks with the US after President Donald Trump threatened fresh strikes over the actions of Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. — Fars said the talks being held in Switzerland …
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham: “Let's try a diplomatic solution. I think it's going to fail.”
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Elliott Davis / The Hill:
Strait of Hormuz oil flow ‘back towards normal’: Energy secretary
Strait of Hormuz oil flow ‘back towards normal’: Energy secretary
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Associated Press:
US Vice President JD Vance arriving in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program
US Vice President JD Vance arriving in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program
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‘This Week’ Transcript 6-21-26: Energy Secretary Chris Wright & Susan Rice
‘This Week’ Transcript 6-21-26: Energy Secretary Chris Wright & Susan Rice
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Vance says US willing to ‘fundamentally transform’ Iran relationship ahead of peace deal negotiations in Switzerland
Vance says US willing to ‘fundamentally transform’ Iran relationship ahead of peace deal negotiations in Switzerland
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Andrew England / Financial Times:
US and Iran hold crunch talks in Switzerland
US and Iran hold crunch talks in Switzerland
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Bloomberg:
US, Iran Begin Talks on Deal as Trump Again Threatens Strikes
US, Iran Begin Talks on Deal as Trump Again Threatens Strikes
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Bloomberg:
US-Iran Talks Set to Open as Vance Arrives in Switzerland
US-Iran Talks Set to Open as Vance Arrives in Switzerland
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained — The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool's bottom.
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Washington Post:
Trump likely to drain Reflecting Pool again, following peeling paint and algae
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Associated Press:
Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiation
Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiation
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Jon Swaine / Washington Post:
Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career … The first time I spoke with Rebecca Saltzburg, she told me Tulsi Gabbard was a freethinker who took orders from no one. — “I didn't always agree with Tulsi on everything,” Saltzburg …
New York Times:
Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster's Clemency … David Gentile, a private equity executive who was convicted in a $1.6 billion fraud scheme, was released from a New York prison days into a seven-year sentence after being granted clemency by President Trump.Bryan Anselm for The New York Times
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds Americans want Iran war ended, but few say U.S. got better of agreement — Add CBS News on Google — Americans do want the Iran war to end — especially those hardest hit by gas prices — and many see hope for lower prices now. — But an ending now also comes …
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The Guardian:
Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday — Business secretary says Starmer is reflecting on ‘political realities’ amid overwhelming pressure from MPs — Keir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister …
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William James / Reuters:
UK PM Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit, Observer newspaper reports
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Rachel Sylvester / The Observer:
Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit
Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit
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Nick Reisman / Politico:
The Totally Bonkers Race to Replace Elise Stefanik … American flags bedecked the walls of the cavernous space, which smelled of free pizza. Constantino — a 43-year-old who bears a passing resemblance to tough-guy actor Tom Hardy — led the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday” to his campaign manager.
Politico:
Mark Carney Plays Hardball … “Hope isn't a plan, and nostalgia isn't a strategy,” he said in his keynote address, a version of a line that the Canadian prime minister has repeated in seemingly every major speech he's delivered since 2025. “If we stand still during this rupture …
Jessica Piper / Politico:
FEC filings confirm GOP meddling in Dem primaries … The meddling super PACs, which have spent entirely in open Democratic primaries, have a mixed record so far. In Maine's 2nd District, state auditor Matt Dunlap — who benefited from a bit over $500,000 in spending from Real Change PAC boosting …
Luca Léry Moffat / The Kyiv Independent:
Russian-occupied Crimea completely suspends gas sales to civilians as Ukrainian drone strikes squeeze peninsula — Gas stations in Russian-occupied Crimea have been instructed as of June 21 to completely suspend sales of fuel to civilians, as Ukraine steps up medium-range drone strikes on energy infrastructure across the peninsula.
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Attracta Mooney / Financial Times:
Michael Bloomberg arms green lobby for fight against oil interests — Billionaire pledges $285mn to renewable industry associations as nations face energy policy decisions in wake of Iran war — Michael Bloomberg has pledged almost $300mn to help renewable energy industry associations counter …
