President Donald Trump announced on social media today that Tehran agreed to allow the “highest level nuclear inspections” into the country as part of the deal to permanently end the war, shortly after Iran said there were no discussions on the matter, and it had no plans to receive these international inspectors.
Supporters of Hezbollah in Lebanon, who have been somewhat dismayed at what seemed like Israel’s recent thrashing and the IDF’s ability to occupy much of the Lebanese territory, have seen the tides turn and the armed resistance group appears to be on a winning streak after the U.S. signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran that includes an end to the fighting in Lebanon.
The White House was warned last week that there was a high probability that the Israelis will try to sabotage the memorandum of understanding that was signed by President Donald Trump in France last week that puts the countries on the path to permanently ending the fighting.
The Trump administration spent much of last week trying its best to present the war with Iran as a victory for the United States, but analysts said the result – if it stands – is far from the “unconditional surrender” that President Donald Trump mentioned earlier in the war.
20 JUNE 2026: President Donald Trump last week faced bipartisan backlash over his decision to sign the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran that puts the countries on a pathway to end war permanently because there was a feeling in Washington that he had abandoned Israel.
20 JUNE 2026: President Donald Trump spent much of last week doing his best to present the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that he signed with Iran as a better framework for a long-term deal than the 2015 Obama-era agreement known as the JCPOA.
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday not to impede shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the summit in Switzerland and said if the strategic waterway is closed “you won’t have a country.”
Friday came on Wednesday. Last night the Memorandum of Understanding that was supposed to be signed tomorrow in Switzerland was signed digitally by the US and Iranian presidents.
20 JUNE 2026: The United States and Israel inability to defeat Iran has resulted in a paradigm shift in the Middle East, where Tehran will be taking a more powerful position while other Gulf states are forced to reconsider their relationship with Israel and Washington.
The week started on a positive note with President Donald Trump uncharacteristically declaring that a “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) had been achieved by US and Iranian negotiators assisted by Pakistani and Qatari mediators to suspend military action and begin sixty days of discussions in pursuit of a peace agreement.