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IRAN WAR – MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
President Trump yesterday issued a defense of his deal with Iran, lashing out at critics who have said the agreement achieves even less than the one President Barack Obama negotiated, and threatening to bomb Iran again if it does not adhere to the agreement, during an hour-long press conference. Trump also criticized Israel, saying the U.S. ally had a right to defend itself against Hezbollah but that he believed they were at times too heavy-handed. Erica L. Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Farnaz Fassihi, and Michael Levension report for the New York Times; Dan Diamond, Natalie Allison, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., and Michael Birnbaum report for the Washington Post.
Trump also told reporters at the G7 summit that he ended the war in Iran to avoid economic catastrophe. He said he did not want comparisons to Herbert Hoover, who presided over the market crash that ushered in the Great Depression, adding, “He was always the one I didn’t want to be.” Later, Trump noted that if the war continued, the world would begin to run out of oil stockpiles. David E. Sanger reports for the New York Times.
Trump’s remarks came as a senior U.S. official disclosed what the official said was the full text of the 14-point agreement. The deal would, among other things, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, outline a $300 billon investment plan for Iran’s reconstruction, and at least temporarily lift restrictions on the country’s oil exports, according to the official. It would also push talks about Iran’s nuclear program into a 60-day negotiation period, with the $300 billion fund only going into effect once a final deal is reached. Erica L. Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Farnaz Fassihi, and Michael Levension report for the New York Times.
The deal also seeks to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah by committing the United States, Iran, and their allies to immediately stopping military operations on “all fronts, including in Lebanon.” Neither Israel nor Hezbollah has signed on to the deal, and both have indicated that they will not be bound by it. Erica L. Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Farnaz Fassihi, and Michael Levension report for the New York Times.
The text says nothing about Iran’s ballistic missiles or support for terrorist organizations and militias in the region, despite Trump’s insistence — dating back to his first term — that any deal with Iran would have to cover those issues. “They have to have some because other people have some,” Trump said yesterday. “Missiles aren’t the problem.” Barak Ravid reports for Axios.
Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the agreement remotely yesterday evening, and the deal is now in effect, two U.S. officials told Axios. The signing was supposed to happen in Switzerland tomorrow. A diplomat from a mediating country and another source said there had been discussions about signing it sooner, intending to reopen the Strait of Hormuz before Friday. In a statement, the Swiss foreign ministry said that the plan is still for the United States and Iran, and mediators from Pakistan and Qatar, to meet tomorrow at Buergenstock for initial negotiations about implementing the agreement. Barak Ravid reports; Reuters reports.
Three Saudi-flagged supertankers with six million barrels of crude onboard sailed through the Strait of Hormuz hours after the deal was signed, ship tracking data showed today. Reuters reports.
IRAN WAR – LEBANON
Lebanese state media reported fresh Israeli air strikes and artillery fire in several southern towns throughout the day yesterday. Lebanese security sources said Hezbollah had also launched two drone attacks on Israeli forces in the south. The group did not publicly claim the attacks. Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, and Yomna Ehad report for Reuters.
Israel is holding negotiations with the United States as it seeks to continue its deployment of troops in southern Lebanon, two Israeli officials told Reuters today. One official said the outcome of the talks would ultimately depend on whether Trump “decides to force the issue” by threatening repercussions. Reuters reports.
IRAN WAR – OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
The U.S. Treasury Department did not publish an extension of its waiver of sanctions on Russian seaborne oil yesterday. Trump was noncommittal about a re-imposition of sanctions on Russian oil, telling reporters yesterday, “We are looking at that. We’re seeing how far the price of oil comes down, it’s really tumbling.” Timothy Gardner reports for Reuters.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
Israeli operations in Gaza have killed 1,005 Palestinians since a ceasefire was reached last October, the Gaza Health Ministry said yesterday. Just yesterday, an Israeli strike killed two Palestinians and wounded six others in Khan Younis, health officials at Nasser Hospital said. AP News reports.
WEST BANK VIOLENCE
The U.N.’s 2025 Children and Armed Conflict report, published yesterday, warned that Israeli settler groups could be added to its blacklist if high levels of abuse against Palestinian children continue, noting a sharp rise in settler-related incidents. David Brunnstrom reports for Reuters.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
Ukrainian drones hit a major oil refinery in Moscow today, disrupted local air traffic, and injured at least 16 people, in what appeared to be the largest such attack on the city since the war began. Russian missile defenses shot down at least 194 drones flying toward Moscow this morning, Moscow Mayor Sergei S. Sobyanin said. Nataliya Vasilyeva reports for the New York Times.
Russia accused Ukraine of conducting a deadly drone strike on a bus carrying Belarusian schoolchildren yesterday, an allegation that Ukraine’s military said was “false.” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said a woman accompanying the children had been killed and that eight others, including six children, had been injured. Reuters reports.
OTHER GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
Three-quarters of cyberattacks targeting the United Kingdom’s critical infrastructure can be linked to hostile state actors, such as China, Russia, and Iran, the head of the National Cyber Security Center, Richard Horne, said yesterday. Reuters reports.
Taiwan, for the first time, fired U.S.-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems off its western coast, toward the Taiwan Strait. The strikes were part of a larger exercise simulating a Chinese invasion and potential countermeasures. Colin Demarest reports for Axios.
TECH DEVELOPMENTS
Trump yesterday joined G7 leaders and top AI executives in a working lunch focused on AI and the digital age. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged democratic nations to avoid fragmenting AI access and standards, warning that restrictions on advanced AI models could weaken cooperation and security among allies; his call was backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, sources said. Leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pushed for a cooperative framework that would ensure allied countries retain access to frontier AI while developing safety standards. Ashley Gold reports for Axios; Madhumita Murgia, Tim Bradshaw, and Leila Abboud report for the Financial Times.
U.S. FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today announced a six-month Pentagon review of U.S. forces in Europe. “This will be a real review. It will be designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe leading, stepping up to take primary responsibility for the defense of Europe,” Hegseth told his NATO counterparts in Brussels. Lorne Cook reports for AP News.
U.S. IMMIGRATION DEVELOPMENTS
Jamaica has signed an agreement with the United States to temporarily receive up to 25 migrants every two weeks, Jamaican Security Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Horace Chang said yesterday. The migrants will remain in Jamaica only until they can be repatriated to their home countries or relocated to third countries. He added that no more than 25 migrants would be in Jamaica at any given time and that the country would not accept individuals with criminal records. Zane Irwin reports for the New York Times.
Six House Democrats said they were denied access to detainees while conducting an oversight visit to Delaney Hall, a New Jersey immigration detention facility, yesterday. Ry Rivard reports for POLITICO.
U.S. DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS
Since the World Cup started on June 11 through June 16, the Department of Homeland Security said authorities reported 145 drone “incursions” in restricted space across eight U.S. venues. Authorities successfully thwarted or “mitigated” 55 drones and seized 39 across those eight venues, according to DHS, with Atlanta recording the highest number of incidents. Oriana Pawlyk reports for POLITICO.
“House Republicans will not be taking up congressional or legislative redistricting maps for the 2028 election cycle during this special session,” Georgia’s House speaker Jon Burns said yesterday, as Republican leaders in the Georgia General Assembly abruptly dropped plans to redraw the congressional maps in their favour. Republican legislative leaders cited a desire for a more methodical process that included greater input from voters and a better understanding of how the legal challenges to the congressional maps in other states would hold up in court. The move came amid intense protests, criticism from civil rights groups, and warnings about potential political backlash ahead of upcoming statewide elections. Rick Rojas, Sean Keenan, and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon report for the New York Times.
An Indiana University instructor, Jessica Adams, has lost her job, according to a May 22 letter, following her suspension in October from teaching the course, “Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice.” Adams was suspended after Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) contacted the campus following a lecture in which she showed a graphic that listed the “Make America Great Again” slogan as covert white supremacy. Vimal Patel reports for the New York Times.
Senate lawmakers are threatening to freeze 75% of Hegseth’s travel budget if the Pentagon does not provide more details about the deadly bombing of an Iranian girls’ school in February and full videos of the lethal strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats. The move reflects growing bipartisan frustration over limited transparency from the Defense Department on controversial military operations, though the proposal still must be reconciled with the House before becoming law. Connor O’Brien and Leo Shane III report for POLITICO.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), chair of the Intelligence Committee, said on social media that Trump had “directed Jay Clayton not to appear at his confirmation hearing,” calling the move “regrettable.” The dispute centered on national security legislation tied to renewing FISA surveillance powers, which Trump yesterday insisted be linked to his “Save America Act” voter ID bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Republicans will “take it a day at a time” until the White House clarifies its position. Dan Diaon, Victoria Craw, and Noah Robertson report for the Washington Post.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS
The Trump administration is moving to scale back the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s role in global health programs, shifting control of major overseas disease prevention efforts – including HIV/AIDS and outbreak surveillance – to the State Department by Oct. 1. The changes could sideline U.S. experts on global health and lead to the closure of about a third of CDC’s country offices within the next three years, sources said. Apoorva Mandavilli reports for the New York Times.
The National Park Service has removed at least 51 exhibits from 37 sites to carry out Trump’s executive order targeting displays that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living,” a court-ordered inventory showed. A federal judge last week ordered the administration to reinstall the exhibits by July 3. Nate Raymond reports for Reuters.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LITIGATION
A federal judge yesterday issued a preliminary injunction, ordering the Bureau of Prisons to continue providing hormone medications to transgender inmates, rejecting the Trump administration’s decision to no longer provide such treatment for prisoners. Amy Harmon reports for the New York Times.
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit yesterday against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health for making “deceptive claims” in its healthcare guidelines for transgender children. Simon J. Levien reports for POLITICO.
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