Iran closes Strait of Hormuz

June 21, 2026

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz once again over Israeli “violations” of the peace deal agreed with the US, Tehran’s military has said.

People search for victims under the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Qannarit village, southern Lebanon on Saturday - (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari

Trump May Be Drawing Down Iran War, But He’s Demanding Billions More for Bombs

June 20, 2026
By Mike Ludwig

The GOP is souring on Trump’s $1.5 trillion military budget as the president pushes for yet another reconciliation bill.

Donald Trump leaves after announcing the U.S. Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images

Trump takes aim at critics of US-Iran MoU, says Iran ‘finished’

June 19, 2026
Joseph Stepansky

Trump says deal amounts to Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’; Negotiations thrown into doubt as Vance delays trip.

US President Donald Trump speaks at a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 18, 2026. [Ken Cedeno/AFP]

Meet the biggest winner of the war with Iran

June 18, 2026
Muhammad Sahimi

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf began the conflict as a controversial speaker of parliament. He ends it as a leading presidential hopeful.

At Iran's World Cup opener, a banned flag became a flashpoint at the stadium gates

June 18, 2026
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Two hours before Iran's national soccer team opened World Cup play against New Zealand on Monday night, an Iranian American man and his teenage daughter got in line to enter SoFi Stadium.

Fans hold up pre-revolutionary Iranian flags as Iran played New Zealand in a FIFA World Cup 2026 match at Los Angeles Stadium on June 15, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images)

Inside the US-Iran Memorandum: The 14 Points Released by IRNA

June 18, 2026

Iranian state media have published the full text of a 14-point memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington.

Back to Bad Beginnings: The Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding

June 17, 2026
Binoy Kampmark

Ships in the Strait of Hormuz. (Screengrab from video posted to YouTube.)

The U.S. and Iran have struck a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz, but Israel may prevent an end to the war

June 16, 2026
Mitchell Plitnick 

The U.S. and Iran have reportedly signed a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz and to begin negotiations to end the war. It is a hopeful sign that this disastrous war of choice may soon be over, but once again, Israel stands to be the spoiler.

President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, December 29, 2025, at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

خالق

یکی‌ از موضوعاتی که همواره بشر را به تفکر واداشته است دنیای خارج از زندگی‌ روزمره است. پیش از آنکه ما به این دنیا قدم بگذاریم چه بودیم، و پس از اینکه این دنیا را ترک می‌کنیم چه خواهیم بود؟ چگونه این جهان شکل گرفت و آیا پایانی برای آن متصور است، و اگر پایانی دارد، این پایان در چه زمانی‌ و چگونه است؟ آغاز دنیا در چه زمان و چگونه بوده است، و آیا کسی‌ و یا نیروئی در ایجاد و کنترل این جهان نقش داشته است؟ا

Vance Says US-Iran MOU Has Already Been Signed ‘Digitally’

June 15, 2026
Dave DeCamp

The vice president said that Tehran could eventually gain access to a major Gulf-funded reconstruction fund

Will Israel Blow Up Trump’s Deal? Jeremy Scahill on Iran Talks, Strait of Hormuz, Nukes & More

June 15, 2026
More than 100 days into hostilities, Iran and the United States say they have reached a preliminary deal to end the war. Israel, however, is not a party to the tentative deal and says it plans to keep occupying areas of southern Lebanon — a position still contested by Iran and the key sticking point to the partial ceasefire deal agreed to by the U.S. and Iran in April. Although the new agreement is set to be signed Friday, Israel’s unrelenting assault on Lebanon could once again spoil any deal.

Iran warns ‘no point’ in deal with US if Israel remains unrestrained

June 14, 2026

Another top Iranian official said Washington’s ‘rabid dog’ must be ‘controlled’ following Israel's latest strike on Beirut

Live: US-Iran deal close as Israel bombs south Lebanon

June 13, 2026

Diplomats prepare for possible Geneva signing while implementation questions remain

Women walk past Iran's national flag in Vanak Square in Tehran, Iran, on 10 June 2026 (Atta Kenare/AFP)

In Rare Step, Iran FM agrees with Trump, Trump retweets him

June 13, 2026
Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The announcement by President Trump on Friday that he had decided not to pursue further attacks on Iran for the moment after a round of tit for tat strikes midweek provoked two different reactions in Iran

“We Will Be Taking Kharg Island” — Trump Threatens Invasion of Iran

June 11, 2026
Chris Walker

Trump threatened to hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT,” then announced hours later he had “cancelled the scheduled strikes.”

 
President Donald Trump speaks to the press on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 before departing the White House for Beijing, China.

Bonnie Cash/Pool/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

‘Trillionaires Shouldn’t Exist’: Obscene Musk Milestone Spurs Calls for Aggressive Wealth Tax

June 12, 2026
Jake Johnson

“The level of wealth that Mr. Musk has reached requires human exploitation, wage theft, wage suppression, anti-competitive markets, monopolistic control, price collusion, inadequate tax systems, and corruption.”

 
A poster attacking Elon Musk’s wealth in a world of large-scale hunger is displayed on a bus shelter on June 11, 2026 in Tottenham, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Trump hints at ground invasion to get ‘total control’ of Iran oil

June 11, 2026
Stephen Prager

But he said he wasn’t sure Americans, who are strongly opposed to strikes against Iran according to recent polls, have ‘the appetite’ for it

Screen shot from video Trump released, saying it showed damage to Kharg terminal March 13, 2026.

Who Is the Aggressor?

June 10, 2026
Joe Lauria

That is the most important question today that we strive everyday to answer.

زبان

ما به یکی‌ از اعضائ بدن خود که برای مکالمه با دیگران از آن استفاده می‌کنیم زبان می‌گوئیم. گویش، سخنگوئی، و تکلم نیز با همین واژه ادا می‌شود. عجیب است که یکی‌ از اندام بدن ما که در دهان ما قرار دارد و عضو اصلی‌ برای سخنگوئی است را می‌توان به جای واژهٔ سخنگوئی بکار برد. عجیب‌تر آنکه در بسیاری از گویش‌های دیگر نیز این واژه در هر دو مورد بکار می‌رود! در انگلیسی‌ به زبان تانگ، و همچنین لنگوئج می‌گویند، که اولی‌ به معنی‌ عضو بدن، و دومی‌ به معنی‌ گویش است، در حالی‌ که می‌توان از تانگ بجای لنگوئج نیز استفاده کرد، مانند آنچه که در زبان فارسی است. در بسیاری از گویش‌های دیگر نیز چنین وجه تشابهی‌ را می‌توان مشاهده کرد.ا

How are Saudis viewing the US‑Iran war? Our polling suggests Gulf kingdom is split on key issues

June 9, 2026
Naomi Schalit
Since the beginning of the Iran war, Saudi Arabia has been grappling with how best to respond to the expansion of Middle East conflict.

Saudis at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images