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Daily Memo: Doubts About Iran’s Nuclear Pledges, Alarmingly Low Oil Reserves

Internal discord. CIA Director John Ratcliffe told President Donald Trump and other senior officials that U.S. intelligence has serious doubts about Iran’s willingness to...

Daily Memo: US-Iran Deal, French Diplomacy in North Africa

Making it official. The United States and Iran will take part in an official signing ceremony on June 19 for the peace agreement reached...

Daily Memo: Details of Proposed US-Iran Deal

In the works. Iran’s Mehr news agency published the details of a draft 14-point peace agreement between Iran and the United States. According to...

Daily Memo: Putin on Monetary Policy, Global Refugee Numbers

Russian rates. Russian President Vladimir Putin said there were grounds to expect a cut in interest rates at a board of governors meeting later...

Daily Memo: Russia and Ukraine, Lebanon and Pakistan

Making adjustments. Russia has banned military cargo traffic via a key land corridor to Crimea, according to the commander of Ukraine’s unmanned systems, Robert...

Daily Memo: Germany and France Scrap Fighter Jet Plan

No-go. Germany and France have agreed not to pursue a landmark project to develop and build a new-generation fighter jet. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz...

Reflecting on D-Day

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I am writing this on June 6, 2026, 82 years after Gen. Dwight Eisenhower ordered Operation Overlord. That order – and the operation’s success...

Daily Memo: Developments in Lebanon and Iran

Next step. The Lebanese army will begin deploying to “pilot zones” in the country’s south as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel reached...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg

Big hit. Ukrainian drones struck military and infrastructure targets in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, just hours ahead of the opening of the annual St....

Daily Memo: EU Migration Policy, US Nuclear Umbrella

Getting tough. The European Union has agreed on a deal that will accelerate and increase deportations of migrants ordered to leave the bloc. Under...

Daily Memo: France Intercepts Tanker, Iran Hits Air Base

French interception. The French navy boarded and diverted a Russia-linked sanctioned oil tanker in international waters in the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend. France’s...

Daily Memo: US and Iran Near Ceasefire Extension

Getting closer. U.S. and Iranian negotiators have agreed to a memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire between the two countries, Axios reported. The...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Doubles Down on Medium-Range Strikes, Pleads for Missile Defenses

Logistical disruption. Ukraine has allocated an additional $114 million for the purchase of medium-range strike capabilities and plans to scale up medium-range strikes targeting...

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