“The opening paragraph requires both sides ‘to refrain from the threat or use of force,’” yet Trump has already declared “that he was prepared to resume ‘shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head’” …
- First Steps in Peace Deal Demand Far More from U.S. than Iran (Washington Post)
… and even as Trump insists “insisted the war demonstrated the breadth of his power, not its limits” …
… Iran delayed “sending its delegation to Switzerland over Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Lebanon”:
- Vance’s Push to Get Iran Talks Started Hits an Early Bump as Weekend Negotiations Are Put on Hold (AP)
“Iranian official says MOU will be void if IDF does not fully withdraw, while source near PM vows not to back down; army posts fresh map of buffer zone, says troops will remain” …
- Israel and Iran Harden Stances on Lebanon Pullout, Risking Trump’s Deal (Times of Israel)
… and Vance declares, “Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time”:
“Daisy Khan honors Juneteenth by connecting America’s emancipation to Islam’s early anti-enslavement teachings through stories of Barakah’s freedom, Sumayyah’s martyrdom, and Bilal’s liberation”:
- Juneteenth: Muslim Liberation (Wise Women with Daisy Khan / Y0uTube)
The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continues:
- A Judge Orders ICE to Free a Wisconsin Mosque Leader, Citing a ‘Substantial’ Free Speech Claim (San Diego Union-Tribune)
“[O]ut of the commitment that the esteemed president … gave to me on his own behalf and on behalf of the other [NSC] members regarding the safeguarding of the rights of the Iranian nation and the Resistance Front, and his explicit acceptance of that responsibility, I granted my permission”:
Israeli war crimes continue:
- Israeli Attacks on Southern Lebanon Kill Three Despite US-Iran Deal (Aljazeera)
- Israeli Military Strikes in Southern Lebanon in Intense Fighting as US-Iran Talks Postponed (AP)
- Behind the Noise of an ‘Iran Deal’, Palestine Continues to Burn (Aljazeera)
“In a blow to those hoping the strait of Hormuz would be restored to full and permanent freedom of navigation, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator, said the strait needed to be managed, which would come at a cost”:
“There is growing concern in Congress and the Pentagon that the Trump administration may make the investigation’s results classified”:
Among the “[m]ore than 7,300 people … killed in Iran and Lebanon since 28 February … are hundreds of children and dozens of healthcare workers”:
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