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Post #512: Dissecting the US-Iran Agreement

18 Jun 2026
The US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) has now been revealed, and it is clear why it took days before a US official read it out to reporters in advance of…
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Post #508: This Reported End-of-War Agreement Shows Its Pointlessness

28 May 2026
We’ve seen this movie several times already: Trump issues threats, Iran refuses to kneel, negotiators rush to Qatar, Trump or Rubio announces an imminent deal, and then optimism evaporates as…

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