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The Iran Deal Is Official. Now Read the Fine Print.
The US released the 14-point MOU text today. The war is technically over. Iran's nuclear program is still unresolved.
Read »Israel and Lebanon Struck a Deal. Hezbollah Said No.
A new ceasefire framework is on paper. Whether it holds without Hezbollah's buy-in is the question.
The US and Iran Reached a Deal to End the War
Trump, Tehran, and the mediator all say it's done. They don't fully agree on what's in it, and they don't sign until Friday.
Trump Cancels The Strike
Thursday morning: take Kharg Island. Thursday afternoon: never mind, deal in three days.
The Apache Crisis
Five incidents in two months, a transmission problem affecting every E-model, and a $2B funding hole. Then Iran shot one down.
French Jet Shoots Down Drone Over Latvia
NATO airspace violations are up 200% since last year.
Xi Goes to Pyongyang
First visit in 7 years, and Kim Yo Jong drew a nuclear red line the day before.
Israel and Iran Stand Down
Trump's third intervention call in eight days.
China Pushes Into Taiwan's Sea Space
Four Chinese ships near the Pratas Islands this weekend, with "Taiwan's future lies in national reunification" broadcast over the radio.
Iran Fires Missiles at Israel
Sunday was Iran's first ballistic strike on Israel since the April 8 ceasefire. Trump told Bibi not to retaliate.
Israel Strikes Lebanon
The cumulative toll since March 2 is 3,468 dead and over 1 million displaced.
Henry Nowak Protests in Southampton
Police handcuffed a dying teenager because they believed his attacker's self-defense story. The bodycam came out, Southampton burned.
What in the Heck Is Trump Doing With Iran?
A 60-day MOU is sitting on the table. Trump won't sign it; Iran is preparing to decline it. Hawks want him to scrap it; Vance wants him to ship it.
Trump Is Mad at Bibi
Trump screamed at Netanyahu, called him "fucking crazy," and pulled the plug on Israel's Beirut strike.
El Al Returns to SF
After 6.5 years, El Al's Tel Aviv-San Francisco route is back -- as flight LY49.
Israel Pushes Deeper Into Lebanon
It's the deepest IDF incursion in 26 years.
A Tentative Iran Deal
Trump's 14-point MOU ends the war and freezes Iran's nukes for 12+ years. Breakthrough or JCPOA 2.0?
Give Up on Disarming North Korea?
North Korea fired again this week. The real fight isn't the missile -- it's whether to finally accept the bomb.
Hajj Begins
1,300 pilgrims died in 2024's Hajj heat. It began again this week near 47C.
Iran's Victory Lap
Iran's new supreme leader says the American era is over. Earned victory, real danger, or hollow bravado?