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The Rest of the World Report | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 — Evening Edition
The Iran deal text is public. Point 1 covers Lebanon. Israel struck Lebanon on Tuesday. The day before Congress approved permanent military integration with Israel, the Pentagon designated Israel a critical espionage threat. Tonight Macron hosted Trump in the Hall of Mirrors. A ROTWR editor was there.
The 14-point MOU is public. It explicitly covers Lebanon. Iran counts 84 violations since the agreement. Trump walked back the importance of Iran's nuclear stockpile at the G7 press conference. The deal signs Friday.
The Pentagon designated Israel a "critical" counterintelligence threat — its…
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