By Janatan Sayeh | June 19, 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei. By Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia
On June 18, the Islamic Republic’s new supreme leader, , who succeeded his father, issued a statement on the recent memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran. Khamenei confirmed that an agreement had been signed, claimed the United States pursued it “out of desperation,” and reiterated that his regime would not accept “excessive demands” in future negotiations.
Peloni: Join Alan Dershowitz being interviewed by Zev Brenner as he reviews the US-Iranian MOU, his reflections on Trump and Vance in wake of this deal, Obama, and a number of other topics. One point about his comments which I think deserves disputing is that Dershowitz infers that there is a legitimate distinction between antisemitism and anti-Zionism, when there is none. Antisemitism is the promotion of Jew Hatred, and Anti-Zionism is the delegitimization of the Jewish state on ancestral Jewish lands. Both of these themes are illegitimate and based on Jew hatred.
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Peloni: This is an important article highlighting the ongoing policy shift taking place in Washington under the personal control of VP Vance. While I would argue that the claims made below about US Executive overreach is inaccurate, the remainder of the arguments are well made.
By Amil Imani | June 20, 2026
The June 2026 Tehran Accord stands as the ultimate executioner of international trust. Donald Trump traded decades of strategic alliances for short-term political survival, leaving a trail of broken promises from Washington to Jerusalem.
The transactional foreign policy of the administration compromises the defense perimeter of America’s primary Middle Eastern ally. Jerusalem faces a direct existential threat due to this unilateral surrender to the Iranian regime. Corporate media assets previously loyal to the administration now lead the condemnation.
Peloni: One of the vital issues related to the Strait of Hormuz is the imposition of tolls on this vital international waterway. Yet, Iran is continuing to require the charging ‘insurance fees’, demonstrating that their racketeering efforts are far from ended. As highlighted below, is this what is meant by Unconditional Surrender? In fact, Trump continues to insist that he achieved Unconditional Surrender with this MOU, despite the MOU providing the means by which Iran’s unfettered racketeering remains in force.
By Post Editorial Board | NYP | June 20, 2026
As he prepared to sign his “memorandum of understanding” with the Islamic dictatorship of Iran, President Trump again insisted that his deal was much different than that of his predecessor, President Barack Obama.
He’s right — it’s probably worse.
Part One of an exclusive interview: US VP Vance explains why the administration believes diplomacy offers best path to preventing a nuclear-armed Iran
| All Israel News | Published: June 18, 2026
U.S. Vice President JD Vance knows he’s got a tough sell on his hands.
by Steve Kramer
Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America – Donald Trump, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia
On June 7 a year ago Israeli fighter jets attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities in a very powerful and successful way. Subsequently, the US joined Israel in devastating the Iranian regime’s nuclear ambitions. A year later, on June 19, President Trump will sign a loser’s deal with Iran. In many respects the deal leaves Iran in a more powerful position than ever. As far as many Israelis are concerned, this deal revives Iran and Hezbollah, erasing most of the damage that Israel and the US inflicted upon them.
Israel made Trump’s Iran deal possible. Washington should not repay it by letting Tehran use Hormuz to rebuild Hezbollah.
Bob Goldberg | The New Zionist Times | Jun 18, 2026
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JD Vance is worried that Israel is isolated.
He should ask why.
If Donald Trump is now the only head of state in the world openly sympathetic to Israel, the explanation is not mysterious. Israel is isolated because it did what the rest of the world would not. It entered the war against Iran. It took the risk. It supplied the intelligence. It absorbed the retaliation. It made America’s victory possible.
Peloni: New ceasefire is imposed on Israel. There is no benefit for Israel to accept this ceasefire beyond supporting Trump’s fantastical MOU which has little chance of doing anything but improving Iran’s financial desperation, which was the actual leverage which Trump had over Iran. This is particularly true in the wake of 4 IDF soldiers being killed overnight.
Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” | June 19, 2026
State Department Seal. Photo by U.S. Department of State – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia
*The US-initiated negotiation with the Ayatollah regime – which has been preoccupied, since February 1979, with anti-US global war, terrorism and drug trafficking – is consistent with the traditional approach to the Middle East by the State Department’s establishment, irrespective of the fact that this establishment has been sidelined by President Trump from the center stage of shaping US foreign policy during his first and second terms.
Peloni: As you read thru the reports revealing the horrors which were unleashed on the children of England with the complicity of the British authorities over the decades, it is an inescapable to conclude the complete state of collapse in which the British stand today. The evil which came to be empowered by the British authorities came at the cost of literal child sacrifices being conducted in a variety of manners. Those responsible for and associated with these crimes should face the death penalty.
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The extent of the gross atrocities that Muslim rape gangs committed against non-Muslim British girls are now exposed in MP Rupert Lowe’s 219-page Rape Gang Inquiry report. One truth-teller in particular who paid a dear price for trying to expose what was going on for an extended period was Tommy Robinson. Britain’s authorities savaged him as he relentlessly fought in defense of the voiceless girls and women who faced unimaginable cruelty.
MP Rupert Lowe’s 219-page Rape Gang Inquiry report can be found HERE.
If Trump’s “deal” goes through, the damage won’t be limited to the America-First president’s legacy.
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Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran. By ir.voanews.com – ir.voanews.com, Public Domain, Wikipedia
President Donald Trump is going full speed ahead with his disastrous Iran deal, and that’s not good news for Americans, Israelis, Iranians, or anyone else. Fox News reported Wednesday that the Trump administration finally disclosed the details, which include “plans for immediate waivers on Iranian oil exports, a framework for at least $300 billion in reconstruction and economic development, and a 60-day negotiation period aimed at securing a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear program.”
Peloni: It is telling that on a recent appearance on Megyn Kelly’s podcast show, while referring to Israel, Vance announced that “They want this to go on until every bomb has been dropped or every Iranian is dead.” This malicious characterization precedes all the anxiety about the recent ceasefire drama, and seems to truly characterize the manner in which he views Israel. In fact, it is Vance’s MOU which is abandoning the Iranians to the fate in which they have been captured for want of support for decades, support which Israel wanted to offer them, but which by all reports was cancelled by instruction of Trump. More than this, the bombing in Lebanon is a response to the Jihadi mentality which has held the Arabs in a continued state of war with Israel since its reconstitution in 1948. While this is clearly not something with which we can negotiate, it is equally clear that Israel has done exactly this since before the Declaration of Statehood was announced. From King Abdullah I to the leaders of the Arab states today, it is the Arabs who refuse to make peace with Israel, because they with Israel existence. This fact seems to be wasted on Vance, whose world view has him making deals with the Iranians at the expense of Israel, while chastising Israel for not being more appreciative for all the good which the US provides to Israel. The similarities between Vance and Barack Obama seems to only grow with time.
Pablo Nankin MD
President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in the Situation Room of the White House, Saturday, June 21, 2025. Photo by The White House – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia
We had a close friend, a lifelong Democrat, whom we all loved and respected. Politics never got in the way of our friendship. During one of our regular Monday lunches, he made a comment that stayed with me: “Just wait until Trump opens his mouth.” We all laughed and enjoyed the afternoon.
by Gerald A. Honigman
By Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – J. D. Vance, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia
Please begin by reading very carefully what follows…
Peloni: It seems that Mike is stretching for a reason to support Trump’s policy. Notably, it isn’t that Trump wasn’t guaranteed a victory, but rather he was looking for a quick end to the war, so much so that he arranged for a $300 billion payment to be paid to Iran for their opening the Strait of Hormuz which they illegally closed. Indeed, Trump indicated that he had no choice but to seek out a deal because he had to open up the Strait of Hormuz. So while he had repeatedly stated that he had all the cards, he came to believe that he had no cards at all, or at least none which would lead to opening the Strait without paying the Iranians for doing so, and let us not forget the lifting of sanctions which took place days in advance of the Strait being opened. Note that by doing all of this, Trump set a precedent of paying a ransom to Iran to open the Strait, something that demonstrates American weakness before all the world. So much for peace by strength.
Israeli Air Force members wait for F-35I Adirs to launch for a Red Flag-Nellis 23-2 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 16, 2023. Photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Bell – dvidshub.net, Public Domain, Wikipedia
The relationship between the U.S. and Israel is not transactional, it is a long and vital partnership, but the next time you hear the tired question of “What does the U.S. get for $3.8 Billion to Israel,” answer simply – RETURNS.
Peloni: Trump’s suggestion to place an Islamist terrorist in charge of Lebanon bodes poorly for Lebanon and disastrous for Israel. It will significantly strengthen Turkey’s hand in the region and would likely lead to confrontations between Israel and Turkey’s proxy if not Turkey itself. Trump’s willingness to bolster Turkey in the region mirrors Obama’s willingness to bolster Iran. Neither of these nations are good actors, as they are each involved in sponsoring terrorism and they each have colonial interests spread across the region to the regret of the peoples under their control. Trump’s willingness to feed the ambitions of Turkey right up to the border with Israel indicates would bring about a folly of cataclysmic proportion.
Syrian intervention could benefit Hezbollah by galvanizing its base, uniting Lebanon against invaders
| All Israel News | Published: June 17, 2026
Pres. Trump Meets with Syrian Pres. Jolani. Photo by Donald Trump – TruthSocial, Public Domain, Wikipedia
Sitting next to Qatar’s Emir on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump casually raised a suggestion that could tip the entire region over the edge.
Peloni: Ambassador Huckabee, you’re a real mensch. Bless you.
| Published: June 17, 2026
Ambassador Huckabee’s Participation in Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day 2025. Photo by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem – Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikipedia
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee took part in the International Conference on Israeli Heritage in Judea and Samaria on Tuesday, where he delivered remarks that appeared to highlight historical and religious connections between the United States and Israel.
Peloni: Another day and another press conference further qualifying the Trump administration’s relationship with Bibi, Israel and now Israel’s govt ministers. See below video for select attacks and misrepresentations made by Vance in this interview. Seems he learned a thing or two from his friend Tucker Carlson who is likely quite impressed.
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