The US military launched a series of “powerful” strikes against Iran, it announced on Tuesday night, in response to what it said were “unwarranted, dangerous” Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels in the strait of Hormuz…
Iran blamed the US for the incident on Tuesday, saying Washington’s efforts to open up new routes through the strait constituted a breach of the memorandum of understanding the two parties had signed…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/27/us-iran-strikes
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/19/us-iran-talks-in-switzerland-cancelled
Republican defense hawks have heartburn over the nascent deal, which the White House provided to lawmakers on Thursday...
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/18/congress/wicker-gop-iran-deal-00967290
Israel, meanwhile, has reportedly been denied access to the text of the US-Iran agreement, and on Monday, Netanyahu vowed to ignore the agreement and continue to occupy Lebanon “for as long as necessary.”
If Israel—or any of the other countries involved—do not comply with the agreement, then its next thirteen points will not hold. It doesn’t matter whether the US is actually genuine in its commitment to respect Iran’s sovereignty, lift all of its sanctions, and source at least $300 billion in investment to fund rehabilitation and economic development in Iran. That’s assuming Trump doesn’t simply walk back his commitments, particularly if the US doesn’t get an answer it likes on its demands around the country’s nuclear capabilities...
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/iran-war-trump-israel-deal-mou-bombing/
In extraordinary remarks on Wednesday, Donald Trump went from threatening Iran with a new wave of attacks to suggesting the country had basic rights to enrich uranium for civilian use, that he would not pressure Tehran to abandon its ballistic missiles programme and the US was “going to have to give back” billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets.
Those remarks, as well as the full text of the agreement – which was hailed by the Hezbollah chief, Naim Qassem, as a “great victory” – are likely to fuel anger in Israel and among hardliners in the Republican party who had urged Trump not to make a deal with Tehran...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/17/trump-us-iran-war-mou-deal
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/17/trump-republicans-iran-deal
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of those defense hawks, told reporters that he was “pulling for a deal,” while also making note of serious discrepancies in the terms that have emerged thus far.
“The MOU being described by us sounds really very good; the MOU being described by Iran sounds awful,” Graham said…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/15/trump-iran-deal-congress-vote-00962844
