{"id":94968,"date":"2026-06-19T03:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94968"},"modified":"2026-06-19T03:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:21:10","slug":"news-and-analysis-6-19-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94968","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 6\/19\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The opening paragraph requires both sides &#8216;to refrain from the threat or use of force,'&#8221; yet Trump has already declared &#8220;that he was prepared to resume &#8216;shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head'&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/06\/18\/first-steps-peace-deal-demand-far-more-us-than-iran\/\">First Steps in Peace Deal Demand Far More from U.S. than Iran<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and even as Trump insists &#8220;<span class=\"gated-content\" data-cy=\"story-go-deeper-content\" data-nosnippet=\"\">insisted the war demonstrated the breadth of his power, not its limits<\/span>&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/18\/trump-iran-war-power-no-limits\">Exclusive: Trump Tells The Axios Show There Are &#8220;No Limits&#8221; to His Power After Iran War<\/a> (Axios)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; Iran delayed &#8220;sending its delegation to Switzerland over Israel\u2019s ongoing military campaign in Lebanon&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vance-trump-iran-switzerland-aee3839175b47b0b469879cfb835dce7\">Vance\u2019s Push to Get Iran Talks Started Hits an Early Bump as Weekend Negotiations Are Put on Hold<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;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&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/israel-and-iran-harden-stances-on-lebanon-pullout-risking-trumps-deal\/\">Israel and Iran Harden Stances on Lebanon Pullout, Risking Trump\u2019s Deal<\/a> (Times of Israel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and Vance declares, \u201cDonald 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&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/06\/18\/us-iran-sign-initial-deal-end-war-open-strait-hormuz\/\">Vance Slams Israeli Reaction to Iran Deal as U.S. Military Lifts Blockade<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Daisy Khan honors Juneteenth by connecting America\u2019s emancipation to Islam\u2019s early anti-enslavement teachings through stories of Barakah\u2019s freedom, Sumayyah\u2019s martyrdom, and Bilal\u2019s liberation&#8221;:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kw7btM6rzPo\">Juneteenth: Muslim Liberation<\/a> (Wise Women with Daisy Khan \/ Y0uTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Zionist war on free speech &#8212; and the resistance &#8212; continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/2026\/06\/18\/immigration-mosque-president-detained\/\">A Judge Orders ICE to Free a Wisconsin Mosque Leader, Citing a \u2018Substantial\u2019 Free Speech Claim<\/a> (San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[O]ut of the commitment that the esteemed president &#8230; 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\u201d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/5930872-iran-supreme-leader-mou-reservations\/\">Iran Supreme Leader Says He Approved MOU Despite Reservations<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/18\/israeli-attacks-on-southern-lebanon-kill-three-despite-us-iran-deal\">Israeli Attacks on Southern Lebanon Kill Three Despite US-Iran Deal<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-israel-lebanon-oil-june-19-2026-635ad6f41610df8355d24cc301a75fc4\">Israeli Military Strikes in Southern Lebanon in Intense Fighting as US-Iran Talks Postponed<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2026\/6\/19\/behind-the-noise-of-an-iran-deal-palestine-continues-to-burn\">Behind the Noise of an \u2018Iran Deal\u2019, Palestine Continues to Burn<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;In a blow to those hoping the strait of Hormuz would be restored to full and permanent freedom of navigation, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran\u2019s chief negotiator, said the strait needed to be managed, which would come at a cost&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/18\/iran-announces-plans-to-bring-in-maritime-fees-for-strait-of-hormuz\">Iran Announces Plans to Bring in Maritime Fees for Strait of Hormuz<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;There is growing concern in Congress and the Pentagon that the Trump administration may make the investigation\u2019s results classified&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/pentagon-investigation-iran-school-strike-finalized-rcna350170\">Pentagon Investigation into Iran School Strike Being Finalized<\/a> (NBC News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among the &#8220;[m]ore than 7,300 people &#8230; killed in Iran and Lebanon since 28 February &#8230; are hundreds of children and dozens of healthcare workers&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cy735xlv50ko\">Thousands Killed in US-Israeli War on Iran &#8211; but Experts Say True Total May Never Be Known<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The opening paragraph requires both sides &#8216;to refrain from the threat or use of force,&#8217;&#8221; yet Trump has already declared &#8220;that he was prepared to resume &#8216;shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head&#8217;&#8221; &#8230; First Steps in Peace Deal Demand Far More from U.S. than Iran (Washington Post) &#8230; and even as Trump insists [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94968"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94970,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94968\/revisions\/94970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}