A ceasefire memo is supposed to stop wars, not rename them. We start with the weekend’s flashpoint in the Strait of Hormuz and ask a blunt question: if the MOU bans initiating military operations and the threat or use of force, how do we end up with drone attacks,...
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Vance: The US Has Achieved Core Goals in Iran
Vice President JD Vance said that the US had achieved its core objective in Iran by preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Vance and President Donald Trump have recently said that the US plans to denuclearize Iran. "We have all the cards in the...
Iran Issues Stern Warning to Israel After Top Official Threatens Assassination of Supreme Leader
The Iranian Foreign Minister warned Israel of an immediate response if officials continue to call for the death of the Supreme Leader. On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was “marked for death.”...
Board of Peace: UNRWA Will Have No Place in New Gaza
The Board of Peace said that the UN aid agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) can have no role in the future of Gaza. “UNRWA has no place in the new Gaza,” the Board of Peace posted to X on Wednesday. “We are turning the page on the complex of perpetual aid dependency...
Iran Says It Will Hold Indirect Talks with the US on Unfreezing Assets in Qatar
An Iranian official explained that Tehran was sending a negotiating team to Qatar for indirect talks with the US about implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). “What will probably be done in Doha tomorrow is a discussion on the implementation of clauses of...
Iran, Oman Discussing Proposal to Charge Fees in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian and Omani officials are in negotiations over charging fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if Muscat enters into a deal with Tehran to charge tolls in the key waterway. According to an Iranian...
Iran Says Peace Talks Halted Until US Upholds MOU Commitments
The head of the Iranian negotiating team says Tehran will not engage with Washington in peace talks until the US abides by its commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that current negotiations...
6/26/26 Brandon Weichert on the Likely Legacy of Trump’s War with Iran
Download Audio. Scott interviews geopolitical analyst and author Brandon Weichert about the Iran war. They begin by reviewing the various reasons they’re pessimistic about Trump’s ongoing attempt to reach a lasting ceasefire. They then zoom out and reflect on how...
6/26/26 Bud Cummins on the ATF’s Killing of Bryan Malinowski
Download Audio. Scott interviews attorney Bud Cummins about Bryan Malinowski, a man who was killed by ATF agents in a poorly planned and entirely unnecessary pre-dawn raid in 2024. Two years later, no government officials have been held accountable, or have even...
How I Busted the Ruby Ridge Coverup
On this day in 1995, I helped shatter the coverup of federal killings at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. For millions of Americans, those brazen killings epitomized how the U.S. government had become a deadly peril to their rights and liberties. In 1991, an ATF informant entrapped...
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