U.S. intelligence assesses that Iran will be able to block the Strait of Hormuz whenever it wishes from now on. “This is a weapon stronger than nuclear power.” (CNN)

“It has been so bad that it has made me question a lot of the coverage I’ve done of states that I don’t live in,” @rtraister said of much national coverage of the Maine Senate Democratic primary. (Another point for political reporters outside DC, too) cjr.org/feature/out-of-state…

Palestinian Authority condemned the opening of an embassy by Somaliland in Jerusalem: "A flagrant violation of international law and relevant resolutions of international legitimacy."

ישראל ביקשה לראות את מזכר ההבנות בין ארה"ב לאיראן - וסורבה | פרסום ראשון ב"מהדורת היום" @yaronavraham

"Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons." JCPOA, 2015

I haven't seen Israelis be this united on any single issue in my lifetime. I have yet to see a single tweet, comment, pundit, interview, statement or expression of any kind from anyone in real life or online that thinks the Iran deal is anything but a disaster.

A last-minute addition to the Iran-US understanding says any war or military operation in Iran or against Iran’s regional allied groups, including Lebanon, would halt negotiations on a final agreement, IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported, citing a source close to Iran’s negotiating team. “The important meaning of this development is that if war or any military operation, such as assassination and so on, takes place in Iran or the resistance front, including Lebanon, then under the memorandum of understanding, no negotiations for a final agreement will take place, and naturally the implementation of the memorandum of understanding, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, will be halted under Article 13,” Tasnim quoted the source as saying.

Court of Appeal OVERTURNS High Court ruling and says that Government's proscription of Palestine Action was NOT unlawful jewishnews.co.uk/court-of-ap…

I welcome the agreement reached between the US and Iran, following sustained diplomatic efforts by several partners. The priority now is its swift and full implementation by all parties. This agreement should allow for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Freedom of navigation must be restored toll-free. This is essential for regional stability and the global economy. It opens the door to broader negotiations on peace and security in the Middle East. And should end Iran’s nuclear and ballistic programmes and its destabilising activities in the region. And of course there can be no peace in the Middle East while Lebanon is in flames. Once again Europe calls on all parties to respect Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity and implement a genuine ceasefire. In Evian, G7 leaders will meet partners from the Gulf and the wider Middle East. Europe is ready to play its part. This crisis also carries a clear lesson. Once again, energy dependencies have been weaponised. We must diversify our supply routes and develop alternative export corridors to diversify away from the bottleneck of Hormuz. We will discuss this, and more, in Evian.

We were told the war was necessary to: • remove the ayatollahs and IRGC from power • get Iranians to rise up and take control • eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons capacity • end Iran's support for terror around the globe • create stability in the Middle East None of those things happened. None. Instead, Iran is getting billions. Its homicidal regime is intact, worse than ever before. It keeps its weapons-grade uranium. It gets to keep its proxy armies in Hamas and Hezbollah. It is getting de facto control of the Strait of Hormuz and has been transformed into regional superpower. This "deal" is a fiasco. Not just for Israel, but for the world. And it will take years to repair the damage.

Let’s see what’s in the MOU and whether there’s anything beyond reopening Hormuz in return for ending the blockade, but don’t hold your breath for anything to happen at the end of the 60 day negotiating window. This was Trump’s MO with Gaza, and the Iran agreement has the hallmarks of the same pattern: negotiate a first phase that ends hostilities and gets the obvious stuff out of the way, promise a phase two that has all of the actual thorny issues and that never emerges, and declare victory and that peace has come to the Middle East. I’ll be thrilled to be wrong, but my prediction is that the U.S. does not go back to war and also doesn’t get a deal that definitely ends the nuclear threat but rather downblends uranium that remains in Iran and gets some vague promises about future enrichment. Israel will have to swallow all of this, and concentrate all its efforts on the more immediate and proximate threat of Hezbollah, and tearing up the immunity card that it has just been given.

Netanyahu is seeking an urgent meeting with Trump, a Israeli source told @CNN , and is trying to arrange one after the President returns from the G7 in Europe next weekend or soon thereafter cnn.com/webview/2026/06/14/w…

Lol Well done @Gatwick_Airport !! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

This remains one of the most unhinged things ever admitted on the record by a candidate for public office. To the NYT no less. “I admit that I am trafficking in a deeply problematic lie. I know I am doing it, it makes me really uncomfortable, but I must do it to win. And so I will.” — Brad Lander

Your bagels are Jewish And they are delicious But don't forget about hummus by the seaside Israel in five

🇮🇱🇱🇧🇮🇷🇺🇸A drone strike on northern Israel set off a chain reaction Sunday: Israel hit Hezbollah targets in Beirut in retaliation, and Iran is now threatening to strike back and suspend talks with the Trump administration. My report on @axios axios.com/2026/06/14/israel-…