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\u201cTrump says agreement with Iran will be signed Sunday,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 6-13-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran has not publicly confirmed Trump\u2019s timeline for the signing of the agreement.\u201d\u00a0 But Hormuz will be open.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t look the nuclear weapons file is closed.<\/p>\n

\u201cReport: Iran fortifies uranium stockpile with booby-trapped entrances,\u201d<\/a> i24, 6-13-26.<\/p>\n

Of course.\u00a0 \u201cIran hardliners rally against emerging US deal on eve of signing ceremony,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 6-13-26.\u00a0\u00a0Chanting \u201cDeath to Araghchi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran chose the date on purpose to coincide and detract from the U.S. 250 celebration.\u00a0 \u201cFuneral for Iran’s Khamenei to kick off July 4, burial set for 5 days later,\u201d<\/a> i24, 6-13-26.\u00a0\u00a0And please remember the government will allow the Supreme Leader Khamenei a funeral, but none of the protesters were allowed a funeral.<\/p>\n

Uh oh Politico.\u00a0 Here is the headline:\u00a0 \u201cIranian ambassador at World Cup: \u2018Iran and the U.S. can be very good friends\u2019,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 6-13-26.\u00a0\u00a0Here is the quote from Iran\u2019s ambassador to Mexico, Abolfazl Pasandideh:\u00a0 \u201c\u201cIf the U.S. closes its eyes to Israel\u2019s interests, Iran and the U.S. can be very good friends.\u201d\u00a0 So the message, repeated so often on this blog, is that the 1979 Regime is deadest against the U.S. and discriminatory against Israel, wanting to wipe them off the map.\u00a0 The MOU to be signed Sunday doesn\u2019t change that.\u00a0 Politico should have used the correct headline.<\/p>\n

\u201cUAE denies \u2018false\u2019 reports of fund transfer to Iran,\u201d<\/a> CNBC, 6-13-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cTrump says agreement with Iran will be signed Sunday,\u201d Politico, 6-13-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran has not publicly confirmed Trump\u2019s timeline for the signing of the agreement.\u201d\u00a0 But Hormuz will be open.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t look the nuclear weapons file is closed. \u201cReport: Iran fortifies uranium stockpile with booby-trapped entrances,\u201d i24, 6-13-26. Of course.\u00a0 \u201cIran hardliners rally against emerging US deal … <\/p>\n

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