I think it would be more accurate to call it a tentative surrender.
As I was saying….
Well at least the Strait of Hormuz is now open and free, like Trump said, right? Wrong. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Sanger writes as if Trump was not deranged. But the quotes! Trump tells him if Iran balks he might make the United States “the guardian of the Middle East” in return for 20 percent of the region’s revenues. Insanity, normalized. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...
CNN correctly reports “The signing of a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran is expected to kick off 60 more days of negotiation on ending the war.” www.cnn.com/2026/06/14/w...
AP calls it a deal to end the war. I think they’re wrong. apnews.com/article/iran...
Trump is waiting to party on the South Lawn after surrendering to Iran.
My latest:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
It’s not a peace deal and it won’t be signed today. How do newsroom leaders feel about publishing all those “Trump says he’ll sign peace deal on Sunday” headlines?
NYT calls it a “cease-fire agreement… paving the way for further talks that could ultimately end a monthslong war” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
Tom Nichols
AP backtracking, now describing it as an “initial agreement… to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire in the Iran war”. But headline is still incorrect. apnews.com/article/iran...
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News
AP calls it a deal to end the war. I think they’re wrong. apnews.com/article/iran...
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News
President Donald Trump says an agreement with Iran has been reached and the US will end its naval blockade on the country. Follow live updates.
President Donald Trump has posted that “the Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete” and says the Strait of Hormuz will open immediately.
President Donald Trump has posted that “the Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete” and says the Strait of Hormuz will open immediately.
The only way a lavish and bloody cage match under a monstrous contraption erected on hallowed ground to honor a demented would-be king staggering into his ninth decade could possibly be a more appropriate metaphor for our moment involves lightning.
