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Background Briefing: June 17, 2026

Even if Trump Has Given Away the Store, Diplomacy is Better Than Continuing to Fight a Lost War We begin with the White House having to release the text of the so called peace deal with Iran they kept secret after it was leaked and, although it is clear the US lost...

Background Briefing: June 16, 2026

A Deal to Make a Deal Has Hawks on All Sides Terrified it Will Succeed We begin with what we know about the latest ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran being touted as a peace deal, the details of which Trump is keeping secret until Friday’s signing in...

Background Briefing: June 15, 2026

Iran Will Sign a Deal on Friday as the Winner, But Will the War Be Over? We begin with what we know so far about the deal that Trump, Vance and Qalibaf signed electronically which will be officially concluded in Geneva on Friday as an MOU leading to an eventual peace...

Background Briefing: June 14, 2026

  Instead of an End to Violence in the Persian Gulf as Trump’s 80th Birthday Gift From Iran, He Celebrates Mindless Violence in the Claw Where Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden Once Stood We begin with Trump hoping for a birthday present in the form of a...

Background Briefing: June 11, 2026

Trump Tries To Spin His Way Out of a Defeat and the End of U.S. Hegemony in the Persian Gulf We begin with Trump threatening to bomb Iran tonight then reversing himself suddenly claiming “the highest level of Iranian leadership” has approved something that...