MoU signed, sealed, and Israel still bombs Lebanon

• India is being cut out of the title of the US forces dominating Asia, it was just revealed. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tweeted on X  that “US Indo-Pacific Command” will revert to its old name, “US Pacific Command”.
• President Trump: ‘The agreement is not final. This is a Memorandum of Understanding. If I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head. If I don’t like it, if they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs smack in the middle of their head, okay?’

• Iran’s President Pezeshkian and his US counterpart Trump signed the MoU between Tehran and Washington digitally and remotely.
• Trump confirmed the unfreezing of Iranian assets as part of a peace agreement to strengthen confidence in the dollar. "We took a lot of money from them. I think we will have to return it, you understand? If we didn't return it, no one would ever invest in the dollar again," the U.S. president stated. This is in relation to the unblocking of $24 billion in Iranian assets and investments of another $300 billion.

• Sovereignista: We know that this MoU gained instant notoriety when Iran was within an hour away of pummeling Israel. The MoU so far saved Israel. It got the gas price to reduce to fill up the reserves and it gives time to gather upgraded weapons of war. The MoU buys time. Trump is not at all interested in peace in West Asia. Note the casual comment that Syria could take over the fight against Hezbollah at the G7 meeting. Syria declined as far as we know. The Empire is an Empire. It is not a peacemaker. It is a warmonger. Never think a MoU and 60 days of promised negotiation will change these facts.
• The Chinese Foreign Ministry: We are committed to facilitating the negotiation process between Iran and the United States. Humanitarian aid shipments will soon be sent to Iran and Lebanon.

• Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi hold phone call: The two foreign ministers discussed the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US. Lavrov expressed his support to his Iranian counterpart,  Araghchi, on the understanding reached through the mediation of Pakistan and Qatar to de-escalate tensions in the region.
• Israeli forces continue shelling southern Lebanon despite the US–Iran agreement, which requires Washington and its allies to halt military actions against the Arab country.
• Another body exchange was carried out between Russia and Ukraine. 33 fallen Russian soldiers for 522 Ukrainian militants. All that western corporate media talk about Russian losing to Ukraine is BS. The body exchanges have always been this lopsided. 

• The White House and Congress are working on a deal to clamp down on what US citizens are allowed to say online. According to new reporting by Axios, the Trump administration is negotiating with key senators in an effort to shoehorn a massive legislation package which would limit states’ abilities to regulate AI in exchange for placing broad federal limits on digital speech. Plenty of ink has been spilled about the Trump administration’s push to revoke AI regulation from individual states. Though the White House and its allies frame this as a matter of “safety” and “national security,” the timing is telling, coming as progressive state governments move to restrict the building of AI data centers and hold tech companies liable for harms their AI systems cause. What makes this deal particularly insidious is the trade-off at its core. Per Axios, congressional lawmakers lead by Republican Marsha Blackburn are essentially offering to surrender their ability to regulate AI in exchange for three federal censorship bills: the Kids Online Safety Act, the NO FAKES Act, and a federal age verification mandate. While the language around these three measures suggests common-sense cyber regulation, activists say they really amount to a massive censorship regime that is fundamentally anti-democratic.

• Oh gee, another coincidonk!! Just after Indonesia says ‘NO’ to US military flight access over Indonesian territory, guess what, US funded student groups start up street riots again. Just like clockwork. This time the regime change color is YELLOW — for this latest in orchestrated US-sponsored Color Revolutions! Watch for more reporting of the ‘chaos’ in Indonesia, until the US gets its own way and gets its flight access — so it can squeeze the Malacca Strait closed to choke Chinese trade. Of course BBC is all over the story....

• RIA Novosti: The drone strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a bus with Belarusian children in the Bryansk region was purposeful, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. "Obviously, this is another inhumane terrorist act. Drone operators have a great view of where they are hitting. It was not a military vehicle, it was a bus that transported civilians, in this case children." The bus was carrying a children’s soccer team from Belarus to a Russian seaside resort. The attack killed an adult woman who was accompanying the underage passengers to the resort town of Gelendzhik in Krasnodar Region and injured six others, including four children. One young victim was rushed to hospital in serious condition, while the injuries of the others are considered moderate. 

• Lula at the G7: “Brazil’s elections are a Brazilian matter.”  That was President Lula’s message to Trump.  As Brazil heads toward a crucial presidential election, Lula has publicly warned Washington not to interfere in the country’s democratic process.  The warning comes after months of tension surrounding the Bolsonaro family, US tariffs, sanctions on Brazilian judicial officials, and repeated comments from Trump criticizing Brazil’s courts.  Lula says Trump is free to support the Bolsonaro family if he wants.  But Brazil’s elections, he insists, belong to Brazilians alone. He also quipped that Trump talks too much and listens too little and still believes he is the ultimate emperor. 

History lesson: What was 'Operation Paperclip"?

When Elon Musk's Starship V-3 blasts off, it takes with it the ideas of a man who developed deadly rockets for the Nazis. Wernher von Braun utilized forced laborers to build his V-2 rockets, tens of thousands of whom died in the process.

Tens of thousands of Jews, Gypsies, Communists, French resistance fighters, and other POW's in German control were used as slaves inside the mountain tunnel at Dora to build Hitler's V-1 and V-2 rockets under the direction of Wernher von Braun. After the war the US brought von Braun and his rocket team and 100 V-2 rockets to create the Pentagon's military space program. NASA was used as a shield to make it appear it was a 'civilian program'. 

von Braun was brought to the US by a top-secret military program called Operation Paperclip that seeded the entire US military with about 1,600 former Nazi operatives. Did they bring an 'ideological' contamination with them?

US military officer oversees von Braun (sitting on table) and his German rocket team as they built the Pentagon's military space program in Huntsville, Alabama which today is referred to as the 'Pentagon of the South'. 

Despite his bad history, the US made von Braun a star following World War II. Without this SS officer, there would arguably have been no moon landing, and today's space craze would look quite different. 

Musk's company SpaceX is now traded at the Nasdaq exchange. Co-founded by the polarizing entrepreneur in 2002, the rocket startup has since expanded into a major satellite operator and has also folded in Musk's AI company - xAI - which includes the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

Hegseth on ‘controlling space’

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaking in Denver, Colorado as part of his recent 'Arsenal of Freedom Tour' declared,  “We’re leveraging the best and brightest, the most talented Americans to ensure that we do deliver space superiority and space dominance. We are running as fast as we can on Golden Dome to deliver for President Trump because we must defend our homeland. The fight for space is the fight for the future of the world as we know it. We cannot afford to have a fair fight in space — I’m not interested in orbital equity or orbital parity. We demand orbital dominance plain and simple. Whoever controls space controls the fight.”

Reading Hegseth's comments above makes it real clear that von Braun's work to create first-strike attack military space vehicles for Hitler is just what Trump's war department currently envisions. Their goal is space and Earth 'control and domination'.

See the contents of Vision for 2020 here  

Sabby Sabs reminds about imperialist Gaza plans

Sabby reveals plans to turn Gaza into an even more controlled zone for Israel and the US. 

Trump's plans are accelerating with his 'Board of Piss'. US navy base, data centers, super-duper Epstein class hotels, beaches, housing for the rich, and much more.

Now that Washington has agreed to join the US-Israel at the hip - all these plans are connected. 

The big money from Musk, Kushner, the Trump family and lots of zionist donors will benefit.

Palestinians will be killed or pushed out.

End U.S. sanctions on those who oppose genocide

Francesca Albanese is trying to stop a genocide. That is her crime.

The United States and Israel are trying to stop her – by destroying her life, her career, her family, and her voice. 

In this video message, Francesca updates us on the current state of affairs regarding the US imposed sanctions on her and the ongoing legal battle in the US to have them removed.

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U.S. military begins construction of a massive base in Gaza

The US military installation in the Palestinian enclave is intended to oversee Trump's settlement plan.    

The US base being built in Gaza will guarantee Trump's takeover of the enclave. 

Reuters:  06/15/2026

GAZA, June 15 —  The U.S. military has begun construction of a “huge base” in the Gaza Strip to implement President Donald Trump’s plan to “take control” of the Strip, Israel Hayom reported on June 13.

The US base, which is being built near the Israeli military base in the settlement of Reim, will serve as a military and civilian headquarters for organizations and forces arriving in the area to implement Trump's plan.

In February 2025, Trump proposed that the United States "take control" of the Gaza Strip, The Cradle noted, echoing the information.

The plan envisioned the forced displacement of approximately two million Palestinians to neighboring territories and the reconversion of the territory into a high-tech business and tourism center that, according to Trump, would become the "Riviera of the Middle East".

"The United States will take control of the Gaza Strip, and we will do our job with it," President Donald J. Trump said on February 5, 2025.

The new base will replace the US facilities in the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, established under the direction of the Trump Peace Board following the October 2025 ceasefire. Representatives from more than 24 countries comprised the multinational headquarters that was supposedly tasked with monitoring the ceasefire and the entry of humanitarian aid.

The Kiryat Gat base was also supposed to direct the operations of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF) tasked with providing security in Gaza.

However, Israel has continued to severely restrict the entry of aid into Gaza, recently suspending all shipments.

After the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28, the vast majority of the staff left Kiryat Gat.

Israel Hayom noted that plans for the new US base include the construction of a tower for command and control of forces on the ground. The US military has already begun soliciting bids from private contractors, including for the supply of mobile structures to house personnel and serve as headquarters until permanent buildings are established on site.

The new base will also house ISF troops if they are formed. Five countries have previously agreed to send forces to Gaza: Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, and Albania. Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Azerbaijan have expressed their willingness to participate but have not made a firm commitment.

Currently, no country is willing to send troops for fear that its forces will be tasked with disarming the Palestinian resistance, as well as due to concerns about the conflict between the United States and Israel with Iran. 

According to an analysis by Irangeopolitical, the construction of the new US base is being fully coordinated with the Israeli Ministry of Defense. Military officials anticipate that the base will be built and staffed within a few months.

This report is published as talks between Hamas and Israel continue through negotiators in Cairo, The Cradle adds.

Israel persists in demanding Hamas's disarmament before moving forward with a ceasefire, while simultaneously continuing to murder Palestinians in Gaza with impunity and expanding its occupation instead of withdrawing from the territory seized during this genocide.

Overnight, the Israeli army issued forced evacuation orders for several areas of the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, including schools, a rehabilitation center, the municipal building, and the area where the camp's wells and main source of drinking water are located, Drop Site News said on June 12.

Israel has killed nearly 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza and has extended its control of the Strip from 50% to at least 60% since the ceasefire.

A security source told Israel Hayom that "the likelihood of renewed fighting in the Gaza Strip is greater than the possibility of Hamas being disarmed through a diplomatic agreement."

Reports indicate that "demilitarizing Gaza became a more important goal than stopping the Israeli genocide; such is the absurd truth," wrote author Ramona Wadi.

"While colonial expansion as the cause of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, a fact that is completely obvious to everyone, is never debated in the international community, the Peace Board promotes it and creates the conditions that justify colonialism instead of preventing it, using an extended version of the same discourse that Israel used to destroy Gaza," Wadi added.

 https://www.juventudrebelde.cu/internacionales/2026-06-15/el-ejercito-estadounidense-comienza-construccion-de-enorme-base-en-las-afueras-de-gaza     

Israel already violates the deal attacking Lebanon

• Al Arabiya published the alleged US-Iran memorandum of understanding: Immediate, permanent end to fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon. US immediately lifts naval blockade on Iran, no further "interference". US withdraws all forces from the region within a month of a final deal. Iran lifts the Strait of Hormuz blockage within a month. US and "regional partners" commit to an Iran reconstruction plan, funded with at least $300 billion. If the final deal is implemented, US removes all current sanctions, including UN/IAEA resolutions. Iran commits to never build nuclear weapons; enriched uranium issue to be resolved in the final deal; until then, US allows status quo on Iran's nuclear program. US approves Iranian crude oil exports (including banking, insurance, shipping) and unfreezes all frozen Iranian funds.
• Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has issued a stern warning to Israel, stating that the IDF violated the ceasefire 84 times over the past two days following President Trump's announcement of the end of the war. The statement added that if Israel does not cease its actions in southern Lebanon, it should expect a severe response from the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

• The US-Iran MoU allows Tehran to immediately resume oil sales after signing, with sanction exemptions that also include banking, transportation, and insurance to facilitate exports. An Iranian supertanker has already left Chabahar and passed through the US blockade. 

• Lebanese Army personnel are working on dismantling unexploded Israeli aerial bombs, inspecting suspicious objects, removing rubble, and opening roads. 

• Trump says Israel should leave Hezbollah alone and let Jolani’s Syria do the genocidal work on Lebanon. Trump is such a devil.

• Iran and New Zealand played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in their opening FIFA World Cup 2026 match, with both teams showing resilience as they fought back in a closely contested encounter. Shortly after opening World Cup play with a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday night, Iranian players and coaches slammed the treatment that their team has received in the US so far. They argued that Iran was at a competitive disadvantage because the team was ordered to fly into Los Angeles on the eve of the New Zealand match and fly straight back to its base camp in Tijuana late Monday night. The US declined to host the Iranian national team for the entirety of the World Cup even though all three of Iran's group stage matches are on American soil, the first two in the Los Angeles area and the final one in Seattle. The flight from Mexico to Seattle will make for a tiring journey before that match. Clearly the US is attempting to wear out the Iranian team. FIFA leadership says nothing.

• The Iran-US memorandum of understanding (MoU) constitutes a multipolar breakthrough for Iran and a serious, strategic defeat for the aggressor powers, prolific geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar writes for Geopolitics Prime. The MoU’s formal signing ceremony in Geneva on Friday, if it’s not interrupted, will constitute the start of “a whole new geopolitical ball game, as astonishing as it gets, and absolutely impossible to foresee only a few months ago.” It will mean the sunset of US military power in the Gulf, cement Iran’s control over Hormuz, and signal its “unstoppable firepower ranging from Anatolia to Mogadishu.”
• The head of the German Air Force stated that they would attack Kaliningrad, the Kola Peninsula, St. Petersburg, and block the Black Sea in the event of a conflict with Russia: "Germany is ready to fight Russia tonight and will defend every inch of NATO territory." The hysterical Lieutenant General Holger Neumann is leading the program of rearming the German Air Force as part of Chancellor Merz's fanatical desire to create the "strongest army" in Europe. He also stated that the multi-billion dollar funding package provided by the German government has allowed to "significantly" increase the reserves of air defence systems. Neumann said that Germany would respond to "any invasion of NATO territory, even if it were the Baltic countries". 

• Russia defeated Ukraine in international arbitration over the rights of a coastal state in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Kerch Strait, reports Russian Foreign Ministry. The final decision has been announced in the 10-year dispute between Moscow and Kiev. The case ended with a decisive victory for Russia; numerous claims by Ukraine, which accused Russia of violating dozens of articles of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, were rejected. Kiev’s efforts to challenge Russia's sovereignty over Crimea and the adjacent waters failed. The arbitration in The Hague denied Kiev any "compensation" or "reparations" from Russia for the use of natural resources in the waters of Crimea. Ukraine's attempt, supported by Western countries, to declare the Kerch Strait "international" with the right of passage for ships of any state, including warships, also failed. The arbitration in The Hague rejected Ukraine's absurd and cynical demand to dismantle the Crimean Bridge. All of Ukraine's accusations of alleged environmental damage caused by Russia in the waters of Crimea were also rejected. “This arbitration decision is a sensitive defeat for Ukraine and the West in the 'legal war' they unleashed against Russia," the Russian Foreign Ministry department concluded.

• Washington Post: Records reveal a $600 million estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half being paid from unwilling from taxpayers. An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200 million more than the president had said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent.

Endless war or health care, commuter rail, education funding, infrastructure repair....?

Lisa Savage writes about this video:  

I’m sharing this excellent analysis of the monetary cost of the war on Iran from socialist org Second Thought. It’s well-researched and includes citations for the data (see details above in the YouTube post) but note that costs will have soared since May 22 when the video was published.

An aspect of the Zionist war on Iran that is difficult to quantify is the cost of constantly lying about it. This may not generate a monetary cost but has a steady corroding effect on the credibility of CENTCOM, the Pentagon, and the White House. 

Israel angry about U.S. deal with Iran - who will be the boss?

• Netanyahu finally spoke about the deal. Middle East Spectator reports: ‘We will remain in the occupied areas in Lebanon. We will maintain the security zone.’ Oops, there goes the deal....
• Yair Golan, leader of Israel’s opposition Democratic Party: 'A hard morning for Israel. Israelis are waking up to a deal made over Israel's head.'
• Israeli Defense Minister Katz: 'We oppose withdrawing from southern Lebanon despite the immense pressure exerted on us. We will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely. The areas where we are present in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza will remain uninhabited.' There you go - Israel already shooting down the deal. Now we will find out just how much influence Trump has on Tel Aviv. 

• Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: 'The agreement with Iran is bad for Israel and for the entire free world. Period. The joint campaign had many achievements in weakening Iran, and they will not go to waste. We will have to continue the campaign to topple the regime ourselves and in creative ways, and ensure that Iran will never have nuclear weapons.'
• Hezbollah has praised the Iran-US agreement and says it’s the fruit of the Iranian people’s perseverance and the wise leadership of the Islamic Revolution. They thanked Tehran for its role in pursuing Lebanon’s rights in all negotiations. Addressing the Zionist regime, the statement said: “The Resistance will never allow a return to the conditions before March 2, and will continue to powerfully defend its sovereignty and land.”
• Iran’s MFA: 'The US is obliged to fulfill its promises, and any breach of contract or sabotage by its allies in the region will also be directly the responsibility of the American side. Lebanon’s name is mentioned three times in the MoU. Respect for Lebanon's territorial integrity and sovereignty is part of the MoU.'

• The MoU states that “the future management of maritime services in the Strait of Hormoz” will be determined by Iran and Oman. The explicit use of the term “maritime services” means Iran’s right to collect fees. The text says Iran will only accept free passage for ships for 60 days. But after these 60 days, Iran can benefit from financial revenues from commercial ships through the strait, by providing safety, navigation, environmental, and insurance services.
• A potential US-Iran peace deal could be derailed by Israel unless Washington takes firm control of its Middle East ally, veteran war correspondent and political analyst Elijah J. Magnier told Sputnik. Looking after Israel will be “a difficult task” for Trump now that Iran has accepted concessions from the US and mediators. Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding, Iran will bomb Israel immediately in the event of any violation, Magnier explained. He warned that if Israel violates it, “that will be a sabotage directed toward Trump, and it's up to the Americans to deal with” the situation.

• Senior US official tells Reuters that Trump is prepared to release frozen funds and relieve sanctions. Releasing frozen funds & relieve sanctions (on oil) are part of the MoU. 
• Whether the Iran-US deal goes according to plan or shatters into pieces, US (and Israel) will continue with their hybrid warfare against Iran. They’ll continue to indirectly influence individuals within the political system, continue to instigate vulnerable explosive groups on the pretext of socio economical reasons, continue to increase CIA plots under the pretext of for example preserving nature heritage (they’ve done this in the past), continue to sabotage scientific advancements (such as selling defective & faulty parts for Iran’s space program), influencing cultural stream, etc….

• Fars News says after the attack on Beirut, Iran cancelled its negotiations and prepared to attack the Zionist regime. However, in the end, with last-minute concessions offered by Trump, including preserving Lebanon’s territorial integrity, Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon’s borders, and the immediate lifting of the blockade, Iran was persuaded to refrain from carrying out its attack. It was also agreed that the legal framework for passage through the waters of the Persian Gulf would be regulated in cooperation between Iran and Oman.

• 17 nations of the Global South have faced travel bans and/or visa restrictions, solidifying FIFA’s commitment to upholding its status as a white supremacist structure. International sport has been entirely subordinated to imperialist aggression. 

• Senior advisor to the Syrian President: 'America proposed that we join the fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon, but we declined. We are not interested in interfering in Lebanon.'
• Trump's big night on the White House lawn with the smash-mouth fight contest - just up his alley. What has the presidency become in the US? A laughing stock to the whole world.

• A USAF B-52 Stratofortress plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Edwards Air Force Base in California. Nearly a dozen people are reported to have died in the incident, which occurred when the aircraft had just taken off from Edwards reported CNN, citing sources at the crash site.
  

Yes, he gets it right

Tucker tells the pure truth on this one.

He appears to be trying to bring the right-center-left into a conjunction of understanding how the US government has been sold out.

AI boom: Enthusiasm outruns reality

Did the AI stock bubble just start bursting? 

Global markets lost $1.3 trillion as AI stocks plunged, semiconductor shares crashed, and South Korea's KOSPI suffered one of its worst selloffs in years. 

In this video, we examine the real causes behind the market panic, Federal Reserve rate fears, Nvidia and chip stock volatility, AI valuation concerns, and whether this is a healthy correction or the beginning of a larger crash. 

Watch now to understand what the AI boom means for investors, tech stocks, and the global economy in 2026.