Until the text of the US-Iran deal is signed and released, there is going to be a lot of spin on both sides. But here is my initial take. This war was a mistake, and it needs to end. The President thought that the Iranian regime would collapse quickly, but it did not. In fact, it has been strengthened strategically by its survival against a heavy US-Israeli assault and carrying out some effective counterstrikes. Many countries in the region are now courting Iran and looking to deescalate and rebuild ties. A sign of which way the wind is blowing. Getting the Strait of Hormuz open is the most important outcome of this MOU. Of course, the Strait was open before the war. Now we are paying to reopen it with sanctions relief. Iran has taken a theoretical point of leverage and turned it into a very real and powerful one, imposing costs across the global economy and rattling President Trump. As for the nuclear issues, there really is no agreement, other than to negotiate over the HEU stockpile and an enrichment moratorium. Iran knows how to drag out those negotiations, and try to pocket concessions along the way. It is possible that no deal will every be reached, and very likely that if one is reached, it will be worse than what we could have achieved through diplomacy before the war. Iran is not likely to take seriously that the US would return to war, certainly before the US midterms. So that means we will be conducting diplomacy without a credible threat of force. If any agreement ultimately reached actually safely puts Iran's nuclear ambitions out of reach, I'll acknowledge it. It's just too early to make that judgment. Trump is mainly focused on comparing his deal favorably to the JCPOA. But we are a long way from being able to make that comparison, and it may end up no better, or weaker than that deal. But in some ways, Trump's deal and the JCPOA are already similar. Nothing on ballistic missiles, nothing on proxies, nothing on weakening the regime or helping the Iranian people. And plenty of sanctions relief that will strengthen the regime, and be poured into the missile program and proxy network. Honest critics of the JCPOA will not twist themselves into pretzels to defend Trump's approach. Israelis are deeply disappointed in this outcome, but they should not be surprised. After some initial overlap of Trump's and Netanyahu's interests, there was a strong divergence. The United States needed this war to end. Netanyahu wanted to continue. Trump's claim to include Lebanon in the ceasefire and his harsh shutting down Israeli attacks on Hezbollah is also a win for Iran. After the JCPOA was signed, Obama and Netanyahu worked together to strengthen Israel's campaign of strikes in Syria to intercept Iranian weapons shipments to Hezbollah in Lebanon. So let's hope we see the removal of Iran's enriched uranium and a long-term suspension of enrichment, with full verification. But to achieve those goals, Trump's team is going to need to engage in far more sophisticated diplomacy, backed by qualified experts, than they have to date. If it is a phase one splash with no follow-up on implementation of later phases, like in Gaza, we will be much worse off after, and because of, this war.

"Trump and his team, in record time, just lost a war to a militarily mediocre—but nonetheless extremely dangerous—adversary," @RadioFreeTom argues. theatln.tc/S4UnNxgt

🚨 WOW: Trump completely caves to Iran! He admits there is no urgency to extract nuclear material and agrees to lift sanctions. The White House naval blockade was a total failure, forcing the administration to desperately beg Tehran for a humiliating peace deal.

The Tigers are 10-for-65 (.154) in the 6th inning or later with the tying or go-ahead run IN scoring position.

NOW: Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, is reacting to the Israeli strike in Beirut, suggesting that the proposed deal with the U.S. may not move forward after all. He said that “America either lacks the will to fulfill its commitments or the ability to do so,” adding that “The game of bad cop and good cop is outdated. If you lack the will and ability to fulfill your commitments, speaking of continuing the path is not possible.” Ghalibaf wrote on Twitter Just yesterday, Trump said the Iran deal will be signed today.

🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran has reportedly rejected the current U.S. peace deal proposal. Sources say Tehran is demanding the release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian funds — a condition the Trump administration had previously ruled out. With both sides holding firm, the chances of a deal appear increasingly uncertain.

🚨 BOMBSHELL! CNN confirms Trump is the ONLY president in history to hit a negative 50 point approval on inflation. His economic failure is unprecedented! He also suffers a staggering 80 percent disapproval on gas prices. The administration is crushing the working class!

Using Jahami Jones with RISP fits the definition of insanity. #Tigers2026

🚨 BOMBSHELL! Fmr. DOJ Prosecutor Brendan Ballou exposes Trump's massive UFC scam. He confirms the administration is selling $1.5M VIP packages for White House cage fights. Washington is openly using public monuments to generate private profits. Pure corruption!

Who’s the quiet piggy now?

Makes a big difference to some lives

How Donald Trump’s son-in-law used his position to hop in bed with autocrats—and sell out America. motherjones.com/politics/202…

MAGA: Obama’s $1.7 billion to Iran to reduce uranium stockpile by 98% = TREASON. MAGA when they find out 2026 proposal includes: $12B up front, $12B in 60 days, $300B reconstruction plan & conceding Hormuz to Iran & not addressing ballistic missiles or enriched uranium/nukes:

Hao-Yu Lee is here. More roster shuffling coming

In May the Tigers had a .309 team SLG, only 4 teams in the last decade have had a worse calendar month. In June the Tigers have a .580 team SLG, which would be the highest single-month SLG by any team since 1930.

🚨 BOMBSHELL! CNN confirms Trump's AG pick Todd Blanche is triggering a massive spike in Epstein searches. The public is actively connecting the administration to the elite ring. Enten declares this is an absolute political nightmare. The coverup is collapsing!

Scientists at Trump’s EPA say they are being told to make chemical risks “disappear on paper.” Not to study or manage them, but to make them vanish. When a safety test on a household chemical shows danger, supervisors reportedly ask to keep shrinking the scenario until the poison looks safe. They have reassigned senior scientists to paperwork and handed life-and-death risk assessments to staff with less experience. They have installed former chemical industry lobbyists to run the very offices that are supposed to regulate the chemical industry. A gift to industry, paid for with your family’s health. They are even throwing out research on how certain chemicals hit certain communities harder, calling decades of established science “DEI.” You can make risk disappear on paper. The cancer does not disappear. The birth defects do not disappear. The infertility does not disappear. The kids drinking the water and getting sick do not disappear. The EPA exists to protect people, not to protect the profit margins of the people poisoning them. Every American deserves to know what is happening. #TrumpMakesUsSick cnn.com/2026/06/08/politics/…