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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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Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
Why Trump's Iran War Was ‘Doomed From the Very Start’ — The U.S. president desperately wants out of the bloodbath he started. It took months to get here, but the fate of the war was sealed in the first 72 hours. — ∙ Paid — I have spent the past few days looking over old notes …
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham: “Let's try a diplomatic solution. I think it's going to fail.” — Add CBS News on Google — Washington — GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Sunday he expects the U.S.'s attempts to reach a diplomatic solution with Iran to fail, though he noted that he would …
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Mother Jones, New York Post, The Hill and Washington Times
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump faces new hurdles after deal: Iran's leverage, Israel's attacks, MAGA's backlash — The ceasefire reopened diplomacy, but it left unresolved the question at the heart of the conflict: what limits, if any, Tehran will accept on its nuclear program. — Summary
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The Times of Israel, Al Jazeera, Raw Story and Mediaite
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Middle East live: Trump threatens Iran after JD Vance hails ‘great progress’ made in Switzerland talks
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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ABC News, Agence France-Presse, Associated Press and Washington Times
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
Trump threatens to destroy Iran over Strait of Hormuz closure — and floats 20% US ‘Guardian Angel’ tax on oil going through waterway
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The Daily Caller, Townhall, Fox News and The Gateway Pundit
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
Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Transcript: GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” June 21, 2026
Transcript: GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” June 21, 2026
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ABC News:
‘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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NewsMax.com and The Hill
Andrew England / Financial Times:
US and Iran hold crunch talks in Switzerland
US and Iran hold crunch talks in Switzerland
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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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Amina Niasse / Reuters:
People ticketed for vandalizing Washington Reflecting Pool to be fully prosecuted, US Attorney Pirro says — People caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Washington's National Mall will be fully prosecuted, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Sunday.
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner and The Post Millennial
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Brett Bachman / NOTUS:
Trump, Without Evidence, Blames ‘Disgraceful Vandalism’ for Reflecting Pool Do-Over
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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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Karim Sadjadpour / The Atlantic:
Trump's Second Gamble on Iran
Trump's Second Gamble on Iran
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Washington Times, Raw Story, Al Jazeera and American Greatness
Aaron Timms / The Guardian:
The French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup's most compelling battle — Fox's broadcast at the tournament has become a story of two contrasting styles. And there is one clear winner — Prefer the Guardian on Google — We all know someone like Alexi Lalas.
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Gallego tapped campaign cash for family travel, Super Bowl tickets, records show … Federal lawmakers can legally use campaign committee funds for travel, food, events and even child care, as long as those funds are not for “personal use,” meaning they may not cover activities …
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Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
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
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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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Starmer Reflects on ‘Political Challenges’ as Pressure to Resign Mounts
Starmer Reflects on ‘Political Challenges’ as Pressure to Resign Mounts
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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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New York Times:
Where Billionaires Summer, a Gardener Died in the Snow — A landscaper's difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons' manicured landscape. — Landscaper Gilberto Camey walks out of the woods on his way to a day job, retracing the route his brother took before he was found dead after a winter storm.
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Socialism is back in vogue. Wait for reality to set in. — Taxing the rich sounds good, until they move away. — It has never been a better time in America to be a socialist. We aging Gen Xers who thought that socialism had been decisively refuted by the fall of the Berlin Wall …

