Secretary of Defense Hegseth scolds NATO allies — again

by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Top Stories

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasts NATO allies as a “paper tiger” while launching a six-month review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe and pressing for Europe to take the lead on its own defense. Article Attribution | Read More at Article...

US lifts naval blockade as Iran’s supreme leader says Trump made deal ‘out of desperation’

by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Top Stories

Trump did not directly respond to Khamanei’s statement, but posted on Truth Social that he expects a ceasefire to take effect “on all fronts”, including between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, and that he expects countries in the Middle...

U.S. lifts blockade on Iranian ports as 60-day clock for a final deal starts ticking

by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Top Stories

The U.S. is allowing ships to enter and exit Iranian ports and coastal areas as the countries move to a new phase of negotiations over the next 60 days. (Image credit: Amirhossein Khorgooei) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Read the full text of Trump’s preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war

by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Top Stories

Here is the text of the memorandum of understanding that was signed Wednesday by President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as Pakistan’s prime minister.(Image credit: Nathan Laine) Article Attribution | Read More at Article...

Ukraine hits a Moscow oil refinery and other sites in a large-scale drone attack

by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Top Stories

Ukraine launched a new wave of drone attacks on Russia early Thursday, amounting to one of the largest attacks on the Russian capital since the Kremlin ordered the invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago.(Image credit: AFP) Article Attribution | Read More at...

Bowen: US-Iran deal raises inescapable question of what the war was for

by News Feed Editor | Jun 18, 2026 | Top Stories

The US, and by extension Israel, have suffered a strategic defeat. The regime in Tehran faced its worst nightmare: a joint military operation to cripple or destroy it by the US, the world’s strongest power, and Israel, the Middle East’s superpower. The...