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Vance: Iran Deal Has ‘Successful Foundation’
Vice President JD Vance spoke optimistically of peace talks between the United States and Iran on Monday, even as President Donald Trump has threatened to resume strikes if Iran doesn’t rein in regional allies, and congressional stakeholders have questioned whether America is getting a fair deal. On Monday morning, Vance departed from Switzerland after talks… -
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Trump’s Iran Gamble
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: Victor, let’s go ahead and get to the memorandum of understanding. It was a very short two-page document, easy to read through,… -
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US and Iran Beginning Discussions on a Final Deal—Here’s What We Know
President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Iran are beginning discussions on a final deal. Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran on Thursday, opening a round of negotiations to reach a final peace agreement in 60 days. The memorandum of understanding, first reached over the weekend with Iran, involves the U.S…. -
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Iran Deal Can Work If We Hit Them Every Time They Break It
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. There’s a lot of confusion, controversy, and disagreement about the latest phase of the Iran war. Remember, we bombed kinetically… -
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US, Iran Reach Deal to End War, Signing Set for Friday
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters)—U.S. and Iranian officials said on Sunday they have agreed on a peace framework for a deal to end their war, halt the U.S. blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, possibly leading to lower energy prices once oil shipments resume through the critical waterway. “The Deal with the Islamic… -
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Iran Will Fall Within the Year: Amit Segal and Josh Hammer
U.S.-Israeli military and diplomatic pressure will lead the Iranian regime to crumble within the next year, Israeli and Jewish American political commentators told the Daily Signal in Israel. That is, unless “Israel fatigue” undermines the effort. “Iran is losing $450 million [a day] through the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz,” Amit Segal told the… -
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How Open-Source Intelligence Is Defeating Hamas and Hezbollah
As hostilities and Iranian-funded terrorism against the state of Israel continue, the Israeli Defense Forces has resorted to using intercepted propaganda, known as open-source intelligence, from the radical Islamic regime in Iran and its proxy terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah to preempt future terror attacks. The use of open-source intelligence, or intercepted existing intelligence,… -
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US Will Hit Iran ‘Very Hard’ Tonight
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters)—President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would hit Iran “very hard tonight” and wanted eventually to take Iran’s oil infrastructure hub Kharg Island, after tit-for-tat strikes in the Gulf that have undermined a shaky ceasefire. Iranian sources and Western officials said indirect U.S.-Iranian talks on a preliminary peace deal… -
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38 Days of Strikes, 60 Days of Negotiations—Is Iran Just Buying Time?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. We talk about an Iran war, but as I speak on June 9, we haven’t had a real kinetic back-and-forth bombing… -
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Iran Fighting Intensifies With Congress Divided on War Power Questions
After weeks in which President Donald Trump has expressed cautious optimism about peace talks with Iran, the United States retaliated against an Iranian downing of an American aircraft, raising questions about the administration’s Iran exit plan and how it will work with Congress going forward. On Tuesday, the United States struck Iran in retaliation for… -
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Trump: Iran Will ‘Have to Pay the Price’ After Tit-for-Tat Strikes
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters)—U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Iran had taken too long to negotiate a deal and would now “have to pay the price,” while Tehran said it would reassess diplomatic engagement with Washington after overnight tit-for-tat strikes. Iran launched missile and drone attacks on U.S. bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain… -
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Trump Says Iran Downed Apache Helicopter, US Must React
REUTERS—President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Iran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond, deepening doubts about prospects for peace between the two countries. Trump said the two U.S. pilots involved in the incident were uninjured. “Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this… -
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International Pressure Prolongs Human Suffering, IDF Sergeant Says
International pressure from Western media, politicians, and one-sided human rights organizations has prevented Israel from fully neutralizing threats—allowing them to resurface decades later and prolong unnecessary bloodshed, an intelligence officer with the Israel Defense Forces told the Daily Signal. Avraham Levine, who lost dozens of loved ones to attacks carried out in northern Israel by… -
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Weak American Leaders Green-Light Bloodshed, IDF Major Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Weak American leaders open the door for global terror, a decorated member of the Israel Defense Forces told the Daily Signal. “Terrorists pray for weak leaders to control the strongest enforcer of world peace, the United States of America,” Shadi Khalloul, a decorated Aramaic Catholic IDF soldier, said. “Those terrorists use… -
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Israeli Genocide of Christians and Muslims Is an Intentionally False Claim, Christian IDF Major Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A lifelong and decorated member of the Israel Defense Forces told the Daily Signal that Western media has fabricated lies about the persecution of Christians in Southern Lebanon and Israel. “They are speaking for me without asking for my permission,” Shadi Khalloul said. “The Qatari propagandists, like Al Jazeera, Tucker Carlson,… -
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Debunking 3 Myths From the Trump-Xi Summit
The recent Trump-Xi summit in Beijing featured grand ceremonies, red-carpet pomp, and diplomatic flair, but it produced no major breakthroughs. This has allowed some media and analysts to promote distorted narratives about U.S.-China relations, the Iran conflict, and global power dynamics. Here is a clear-eyed debunking of the three most misleading myths. Myth 1: The… -
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No, Iran and China Are Not ‘Winning’
For years, much of the American media has operated under a peculiar assumption: that the best way to confront adversaries such as China and Iran is to accommodate them. If the United States applies pressure, the narrative quickly becomes that America is overextended, losing leverage, or somehow empowering its enemies. That narrative has resurfaced during… -
Reports: US, Iran Reach Agreement to Extend Ceasefire
United States and Iranian negotiators have reportedly reached a settlement to extend the current ceasefire by 60 days. Axios first reported Thursday that White House officials confirmed a ceasefire agreement that would also launch a new round of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear facilities, including addressing its stockpile of enriched uranium. The deal is awaiting President Donald Trump’s approval…. -
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Iran Strikes Threaten Fragile Peace Efforts
As the United States seeks a peace agreement with Iran to reopen the global oil trade and set conditions on the theocratic state’s nuclear ambitions, continued strikes are straining the fragile “ceasefire” serving as the basis for negotiations. On Thursday, U.S. Central Command announced “Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by… -
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Trump Calls Unusual Cabinet Meeting as Iran Negotiations Stall
President Donald Trump has called a Cabinet meeting Wednesday at Camp David, the historic presidential retreat in Maryland, a White House official confirmed to the Daily Signal on Tuesday. All Cabinet members are expected to attend what will be the 12th such meeting in his second term. The White House official said the meeting will…