The success or failure of 2026 U.S.-Iran negotiations may be judged by the elements President Trump listed in 2018.
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#160 Contemporary Readings, June 2026
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Correctly observing that the vast majority of Palestinian Arab peasants were trapped in debt with interest rates between 30% and 70%, this British civil servant suggested establishing agricultural cooperatives. But neither Arab leaders nor British bureaucrats wanted to provide the funding. For the duration of the Mandate, the Palestinian peasant remained hard-working, sullen and impoverished.
U.S.-Israel-Lebanon Trilateral Framework Agreement on Recognized Sovereignty, Mutual Security and Peaceful Relations, June 2026
A U.S.-mediated agreement between Israel and Lebanon provides a comprehensive path, through bilateral negotiations, for peace, full sovereignty and mutual recognition.
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Six Days That Redrew the Map of the Middle East
Speeches, source documents and analyses from the 1967 war, gathered into one playlist you can listen to end to end — from the closing of the Straits of Tiran to the aftermath.
U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding to End War Over Nuclear Arms, June 2026
The June 2026 U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding as read to reporters by a U.S. official, although the White House did not publish the text.
President Trump Celebrates Iran Deal, Criticizes Israel, June 2026
While taking a victory lap over a preliminary, limited agreement to end the war with Iran, President Trump criticizes and creates distance from Israel.
President Trump Ends U.S. Participation in “Unacceptable Iran Deal,” Details How Iran Must Change Behavior, May 2018CIE+
President Trump in 2018 enumerates the behaviors Iran must change to enter a deal replacing the JPOA and thus creates a basis for judging his own negotiations with Tehran.
Statement by Deputy Secretary of State Blinken to House Foreign Affairs Committee, March 2015: Blocking or Paving Iran’s Path to Nuclear Weapons?CIE+
Antony Blinken pleads with Congress not to expand sanctions on Iran amid negotiations to contain Tehran’s nuclear program.
Board of Peace Roadmap for Gaza Explained, May 2026CIE+
The Board of Peace’s high commissioner for Gaza presents and explains the 15-point plan to fully implement the 20-point ceasefire and reconstruction plan for the Strip.
