US lifts naval blockade as Iran's supreme leader says Trump made deal 'out of desperation'

Iran's supreme leader says he disagrees with the deal and Donald Trump signed it "out of desperation".

Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool

A White House spokeswoman said the president was not involved in selecting Greenwater Services, the business owned by a trust led by John J. Cafaro.

By David A. Fahrenthold

USMCA Talks Take Virtual Turn as Trump Fuels More Doubts on Deal - Bloomberg.com

USMCA Talks Take Virtual Turn as Trump Fuels More Doubts on Deal  Bloomberg.com

Donald Trump made Iran’s stocks great again

Not the enriched uranium kind of stocks

Removing civil servants can’t be as easy as Trump wants it to be

Civil-service reform and telework, in readers' eyes.

By Letters to the Editor

Tired of Iran, Trump refocuses on Ukraine – podcast

Donald Trump has signed a 14-point agreement with Iran, trying to bring an end to a war he helped start. Satisfied his work is done in the Middle East, Trump now wants to move onto peace in Ukraine. But is it that easy? Jenna Amatulli speaks to the Guardian’s Andrew Roth about the chances this peace deal will succeed, and why Trump is turning his attention back to Ukraine Archive: AP, Reuters Continue reading...

By Presented by Jenna Amatulli, with Andrew Roth, produced by Danielle Stephens, Nada Smiljanicand Aisha Riaz. The executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj

They're leaving Congress and have nothing to lose. That could spell trouble for Trump

By Claudia Grisales

Paint peeling after $14 million memorial pool renovation

Paint is peeling and algae is blooming less than two weeks after the $14 million renovation of DC’s Reflecting Pool.

From bear hugs to handshakes: How India lost its edge with Trump while Pakistan quietly gained ground

Amid India's push to isolate Pakistan, shifting geopolitics have elevated Islamabad's diplomatic profile. President Trump's meeting with Modi suggests New Delhi is looking to regain momentum.

Trump claims Iran deal is 'unconditional surrender,' says his power has 'no limits': Axios

Trump said in an interview with Axios on Thursday evening stateside that he negotiated the deal to prevent the conflict from triggering a global depression.

Paint already peeling after Trump-ordered spruce-up of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

The paint on Washington's newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting ‌Pool on Thursday was peeling away from the bottom and into the algae-tinted water, less than two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the job's completion.

Vance calls Iran deal a ‘win-win’ as Trump lashes out at ‘fools’ who oppose it

Vice-President J.D. Vance went on the offensive on Thursday to defend the “win-win” US-Iran agreement as critics slammed its vague provisions, even as others welcomed the apparent end to an expensive and unpopular war, no matter how potentially flawed the deal might be. “We have all the cards,” Vance told reporters at the White House. “Have a little bit of faith in the president of the United States. The idea that he is going to strike a deal that’s been bad for the American people, it’s...

By Mark Magnier,Dewey Sim

'We cleared the plates': Versailles dinner becomes stage for Trump's surprise signature of Iran deal

US President Donald Trump unexpectedly signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran during a state dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at Versailles on Wednesday. The move surprised ministers and guests who had expected a formal signing ceremony in Switzerland later this week.

By FRANCE 24

Trump’s blue paint at the Reflecting Pool is already chipping off as renovation costs soar to $14.7M

‘American flag blue’ sealant is starting to peel from the bottom of the pool after multi-million dollar, taxpayer-funded project

By Alex Woodward

JD Vance said he asked wife Usha Vance to have another baby 'for years.' Then, 'something changed.'

Vice President JD Vance writes about his relationship with his wife, Usha Vance, in his new memoir. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images JD Vance published a new memoir, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith," on June 16. In the book, he wrote that his wife, Usha Vance, initially did not want to have a fourth child. He wrote that "something changed" after flying with Erika Kirk after Charlie Kirk's assassination. Vice President JD Vance's wife, Usha Vance, was initially not interested in having ...

‘A Literal Coverup’: Kennedy Center Keeps Up Tarp Covering Where Trump’s Name Was Removed - Forbes

‘A Literal Coverup’: Kennedy Center Keeps Up Tarp Covering Where Trump’s Name Was Removed  Forbes

The enormous fiasco of Trump’s reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial: from Avatar to Shrek

The president spent weeks boasting about the no-bid contracts awarded to two companies for $14.2 million, only to have the water turn green in a matter of days

By Jesús-Sérvulo González Moreno

Mike Florio Says GOP Official Was ‘Only Off by 117.4 Million’ With White House UFC Viewership Claim

In a Thursday Pro Football Talk article, NBC Sports' Mike Florio noted that RNC Chair Joe Gruters was "only off by 117.4 million" in his prediction that President Donald Trump's UFC Freedom 250 event was more watched than the Super Bowl.

JD Vance says Israeli critics of Iran deal need to ‘wake up and smell the reality’

‘If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world,’ Vance said

By Jewish News Syndicate

'Haven't learnt that lesson yet': After Iran war, Donald Trump says there are no limits to his ability to exert power

President Trump declared no limits to U.S. power after a peace agreement with Iran, digitally signed to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Despite critics noting a retreat from initial demands, Trump insisted the deal represented a military victory and demonstrated American strength, not limitations.

By TOI World Desk

Modi failed to defend India’s interest during meet with Trump at G7 event

The Congress party criticized PM Modi for failing to leverage the G7 Summit, compromising India’s strategic interests and energy sovereignty.

After signing Iran deal, Trump says he expects ceasefire in Lebanon too

Trump’s glittering climbdown in Versailles

Far from a vision of “peace through strength,” the US's peace deal with Iran is a display of calamity through hubris

By Katie Stallard

Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal, more quietly than in 2015

“Trust President Trump,” the Republican Jewish Coalition told its followers Thursday, becoming the most notable Jewish group to support Trump’s memorandum of understanding.

Trump expressed regret for not resolving NK nuke issue sooner: Lee

US President Donald Trump expressed regret for not taking steps before North Korea became effectively a nuclear-armed state, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Friday. “(Trump said) it is regrettable that measures were not taken before North Korea effectively possessed nuclear weapons,” Lee said during a briefing on his trip to Europe. Lee and Trump met during the gala dinner for the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France. According to Lee, Trump also told him that he had posted the photogr

By The Korea Herald

US-Iran Peace Deal Drops Netanyahu Into A Box As Election Deadline Nears

Benjamin Netanyahu is constrained by Donald Trump's peace push on Iran and Lebanon. Here's what Israel can do now - and how it plays out domestically as elections loom.

'Trump is an aberration in US politics', former security adviser tells RFI

Former United States national security adviser John Bolton worked closely with President Donald Trump during his first term in the White House, but is highly critical of the president's current policies regarding Iran. He tells RFI why negotiations to end the Middle East war are likely to fail.

By RFI

How Trump’s deal with Iran compares to Obama’s

Trump's critics say at this point he has gotten much less and given up much more to Tehran.

US VP JD Vance criticises Israel's 'freakout' over Iran deal

"I find this whole freakout in Israel a little bit odd because I think that it comes from a place of mistrust," says Vance.

Are Republicans truly tilting toward unions?

Twenty GOP members helped House Democrats pass a pro-labor bill

By Joel Mathis, The Week US

American Pastor Faces Deportation From Russia After Calling on Churchgoers to Pray for Donald Trump

A court in Kamchatka ruled to hold Paul Guione in a detention center for foreigners awaiting deportation until Aug. 27.

Iran's Khamenei says he approved US agreement despite reservations

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that he was initially unconvinced about signing a memorandum of understanding with the United States, but ultimately autho...

Ariel Pink claims to be the “most banned artist” as he repeats support for Donald Trump

He previously attended Trump’s rally in Washington DC, on January 6, 2021 The post Ariel Pink claims to be the “most banned artist” as he repeats support for Donald Trump appeared first on NME.

By Damian Jones

Vance: US reserves ‘the right’ to take military action against cartels in Mexico

The US won't rule out striking drug cartels on Mexican soil, Vance said — even as Sheinbaum insists it's a red line that won't be crossed. The post Vance: US reserves ‘the right’ to take military action against cartels in Mexico appeared first on Mexico News Daily

By MND Staff