Leaked versions of the Iran MOU appear to confirm Tehran got everything it wanted

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72% : Ex-Pentagon official Washington Examiner: Understanding Iran's insistence on Lebanon's inclusion in ceasefire with US Washington Examiner: Trump says he had a 'very good meeting' with Zelensky at G7 Washington Examiner: EU approves US trade deal to avert Trump tariffs Washington Examiner: Hungary changes constitution to ban Viktor Orban reelection as Peter Magyar prepares to oust president Washington Examiner: B-52 descended at nearly a mile a minute before crash that killed eight Washington Examiner: 'Prolific' human smuggler from Mexico sentenced for role in global crime ring AP: White House talking points claim victories in initial Iran deal but often don't meet reality AP: Iran Says the Deal to End the War with the US Requires Israel to Withdraw from Lebanon Wall Street Journal: The Trump-Iran Deal Allows Tehran to Immediately Sell Oil Axios: MAGA hawk mutiny deepens Trump's isolation on Iran Wall Street Journal: Trump Is Losing the Hawks Who Once Defended the Iran War New York Times:
59% : NW -- Center for Strategic and International Studies conference: "Border Security and Defense Cooperation in North America:
59% : Henry L. Stimson Center discussion: "Innovation and Adaption of UN Peace Operations," with Lt. Gen. Cheryl Peace, acting military adviser for peacekeeping operations at the U.N. Department of Peace Operations Office of Military Affairs; and Lisa Sharland, senior fellow and director, Stimson Center Protecting Civilians and Human Security Program https://www.stimson.org/event/innovation-and-adaption-of-un-peace-operations/ 2 p.m. -- Middle East Institute virtual discussion: "Iraq's Domestic Transition and Emerging Regional Role," with Ben Connable, executive director, Battle Research Group; and Sarhang Hamasaeed, former director for Middle East programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace; and Jason Campbell, MEI senior fellow https://middleeastinstitute.my.site.com/Registration/s/Event/701Uh00000tZvS0/421-mei-panel-lebanon-between-war-and-diplomacy 3:30 p.m. -- Center for Strategic and International Studies virtual discussion: "Nuclear Armed Hypersonic Missiles," with Heather Williams, director, CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues; Tom Karako, director, CSIS Missile Defense Project; and Kari Bingen, director, CSIS Aerospace Security Project https://www.csis.org/events/nuclear-armed-hypersonic-missiles-htk FRIDAY | JUNE 19 | JUNETEENTH FEDERAL HOLIDAY No Daily on Defense TUESDAY | JUNE 23 6:30 a.m. 2425
54% : https://www.csis.org/events/border-security-and-defense-cooperation 10 a.m. -- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace virtual discussion: "The U.S-Israel War with Iran: Is There a Way Out?" with Suzanne Maloney, director, Brookings Institution Foreign Policy Program; Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow, CEIP Middle East Program; and Aaron David Miller, senior fellow, CEIP American Statecraft Program https://carnegieendowment.org/events 11 a.m. -- 1763 N St. NW Middle East Institute virtual discussion: "U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy in the Middle East," with Colin Clarke, executive director, Soufan Center; Michael Jacobson, senior fellow of the Washington Institute Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence; MEI President Stuart James; and Jason Campbell, MEI senior fellow https://middleeastinstitute.my.site.com/Registration/s/Event 12 p.m. -- Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft virtual discussion: "Lessons in Military Deterrence from the Iran War: U.S. Strategy in Contested Waters," with Jennifer Kavanagh, senior fellow and director of military analysis at Defense Priorities; Kelly Grieco, senior fellow, Stimson Center Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy Program; Brandon Carr, studies associate at the Quincy Institute; and Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, editor-in-chief at Responsible Statecraft and senior adviser at the Quincy Institute https://quincyinst.org/events/lessons-in-military-deterrence 3:30 p.m. 1400 L St. NW -- Atlantic Council discussion: "The upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara," with Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Andrea Mitchell, chief Washington and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/senators-jeanne-shaheen-and-thom-tillis-on-the-upcoming-nato-summit-in-ankara/ THURSDAY | JUNE 18 Brussels, Belgium -- The United Kingdom and Germany host a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at NATO Headquarters, ahead of the NATO Defense Ministerial 1:55 a.m. EDT (7:55 a.m.
42% : "I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of Hezbollah because, to be honest with you, I think they'd do a better job of doing it," Trump said.
41% : But that can't bind the state of Israel.
39% : And you don't have to knock down an apartment house every time you're looking for somebody because there are a lot of people in those apartment houses, and they're not all Hezbollah, that I can tell you," he said before suggesting that Israel step aside and let the new government in Syria take over the fight.
39% : And Israel will under this government or any government will say that this agreement is between the United States and Iran, not between Israel," Oren said.
37% : "I'm not happy with the way Israel has handled themselves with Lebanon and with Hezbollah.
37% : EX-PENTAGON OFFICIAL 'ANY PRIME MINISTER WOULD DO WHAT NETANYAHU IS DOING': "I can understand perhaps that Israel would oppose many aspects of this deal," Michael Oren, former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., said on CNN.
36% : "So it's not as if Israel wakes up in the morning and decides to attack Lebanon.
36% : And if the protocol, if the draft of this agreement between the United States and Iran does not address the fundamental issue of Iranian support for what they call proxies, which are terrorist groups, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Hamas, that's a great problem for the state of Israel.
35% : "Israel's fighting Hezbollah for too long, and too many people are being killed.
34% : "Israel is not party to it.
28% : " "[Israel] is being shelled by Hezbollah daily.
26% : Given that the first point on the MOU calls for an "immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon," the agreement has put Trump at loggerheads with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has made clear that, given Israel was not a part of the negotiations or the final agreement, he does not feel Israel is bound by it.
25% : " UNDERSTANDING IRAN'S INSISTENCE ON LEBANON'S INCLUSION IN CEASEFIRE WITH US THE RUNDOWN: Washington Examiner: Nuclear promises, unfrozen funds, and lifted sanctions part of US-Iran deal: Report Washington Examiner: Syria should handle Hezbollah in Lebanon instead of Israel, Trump says
16% : " Trump blamed Israel's heavy-handed tactic of throwing "a negative light" on the big deal with Iran.

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