The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Top Republican decries Trump’s Iran deal: ‘Reagan is rolling over in his grave’

Senator Bill Cassidy attacks ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades’ while others in his party skeptical over peace deal

The Guardian - US · Jun 17

Trump’s Iran deal is result of unrealistic ambitions for an untenable war

US entered war with maximalist goals and exits it with pragmatic decision to end conflict despite political cost

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17

"The President is Legally Barred from Waiving Iranian Sanctions as Pledged in the Iran [Memorandum of Understanding]"

So argues Prof. Jack Goldsmith (Harvard) in his Executive Functions post. An excerpt: The United States in the MOU pledges… The post "The President is Legally Barred from Waiving Iranian Sanctions as Pledged in the Iran [Memorandum of Understanding]" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jun 17

Federal Reserve policymakers show support for rate hikes as Warsh reins in guidance

The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet nearly half the central bank's policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year, an unexpectedly aggressive outcome that would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation

AAP · Jun 17

Misleading images turn Iran’s World Cup debut into a political flashpoint

As Iran began its World Cup campaign amidst a tense political climate, a wave of misleading images and claims spread online about the team making political statements. One photo falsely claimed to show an Iranian player carrying a pink school backpack in tribute to Iranian schoolgirls killed in Minab during…

France 24 · Jun 17

Trump Says Tentative Iran Deal Avoided 'Economic Catastrophe' As Israel, Democrats Demand Answers

President Donald Trump defended his tentative agreement with Iran at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, saying the deal helped avert an "economic catastrophe" that could have hit Americans through soaring oil prices, market turmoil and a prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.

Latin Times · Jun 17

Trump urges ‘amazing’ Netanyahu to use a ‘softer touch’ with Hezbollah

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The Independent UK · Jun 17

Ceasefire signed but Trump says he could resume attacks

Donald Trump has called Iranians "smart people" as US and Iranian negotiators work on a permanent truce over the coming 60 days.

AAP · Jun 17

US-Iran deal takeaways: reopening the strait of Hormuz, waived oil sanctions and Lebanon

US officials have revealed a preliminary memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran to end the costly 110-day conflict

The Guardian - US · Jun 17

US officials say Iran deal calls for diluting uranium at minimum, waiving sanctions, opening strait

A memorandum of understanding to be signed Friday by the United States and Iran calls for Tehran to at minimum dilute its enriched uranium and would waive but not permanently end sanctions on the country

AAP · Jun 17