Deal close? Not all in Iran are happy with it

• Iranian Shia cleric and politician who currently is a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Mahmoud Nabavian: 'My core objection is that too many major benefits for Iran are pushed to the vague “final agreement,” whose date is unclear and extendable. The $300 billion mechanism, ending US sanctions, the nuclear issue, and US troop withdrawal all depend on that final agreement. But until then [in the meantime], Iran itself is proposing to freeze 3 things: • Our current nuclear status, meaning no enrichment; • The damaged nuclear facilities staying as they are instead of being rebuilt; • US sanctions remaining in place. Even worse, U.S. forces would also remain in the region until the final agreement.'

• Iranian Foreign Ministry and Negotiation Team Spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei: Qatar and Pakistan are active as mediators, and the diplomatic process is affected by US actions. The status of the negotiations was clear to us from the beginning, and most of the text was finalized, but the Americans kept changing their positions. Iran has proven that it does not compromise on what it has defined as a red line. 
• Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the former director of a Gaza hospital, appeared by video link at an Israeli Supreme Court hearing on Wednesday, marking his first public appearance since February 2025 Abu Safiya has been held in Israeli custody since his detention by Israeli forces in December 2024. 

• Reuters: The United Arab Emirates is set to unlock billions of dollars for Iran. At least $10 billion will be released, with the first $3 billion already delivered, and the total could reach $20 billion in exchange for a halt to attacks and renewed economic and intelligence cooperation. A UAE official said the country seeks de‑escalation and regional stability.

• When war between Israel and Hezbollah erupted on 2 March, Darine Al Jouny Safadi and her family were forced to flee their home in the Christian quarter of Tyre.⁠ ⁠ Following a ceasefire announcement in April, the family went back home. However, strikes did not halt, which prompted them to return to the safety of the shelter just three weeks later.⁠ ⁠ On 9 June the Israeli military issued an evacuation order for Tyre, including its Christian quarter, ahead of possible strikes.⁠ ⁠ "Why? I mean, churches that are thousands of years old, how can they be gone? Where are we supposed to go back to? If they're gone, where are we supposed to go back to?" said Safadi, sitting in the room where she shelters with her family. 

• India’s foreign ministry has announced that three vessels belonging to the country were targeted by US Navy attacks. The Indian foreign ministry further stated: “We expect the US to take into account our protest regarding attacks targeting ships carrying Indian sailors.”
• Watching how the US is treating football players (such as Senegal) VS Mexico. Has the US ever done something positively for the whole world? The US should be banned from hosting anything internationally. 

• Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX raised $75 billion after pricing 555.6 million shares at $135 each in the largest initial public offering on record, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal cemented SpaceX’s place among the world’s most valuable publicly traded companies. The $135-per share price matched the level SpaceX had previously indicated and implied a market capitalization approaching $1.8 trillion at the time of the offering. At that valuation, Musk, already the world’s richest person, could become the first individual in history to amass a fortune exceeding $1 trillion. In its IPO filing, SpaceX cast itself as more than a launch and satellite communications company, outlining ambitions that include orbital data centers, lunar infrastructure, asteroid mining, and ultimately nuclear cities on Mars as potential drivers of future growth beyond its core businesses.   

• The US Intelligence Community has warned that Ukrainian bio-laboratory funded by the US government with high probability contained hazardous viruses, former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday. Gabbard also stated that she is releasing evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biological laboratories in over 30 countries, including Ukraine (in Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Lvov, Vinnitsa, and Chernigov). This evidence regarding the existence and funding of such laboratories had been knowingly withheld from the American people until now. 

• RT: Trump seeks $350 billion military spending boost. Trump said the money is needed to bring the US military budget to $1.5 trillion and “build the arsenal of freedom.” He said the package would fund the Golden Dome missile shield, the F-47 fighter, the B-21 bomber, drones, space-based military capabilities and new ammunition stockpiles. Trump argued that the spending bill would create hundreds of thousands of high-paying US jobs, rebuild American industry and secure “global dominance” without fueling inflation. The push comes after the US war on Iran and years of military support for Ukraine have strained American weapons supplies, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies stating it could take three or more years to replace some advanced missiles.
• Rambo is back, this time at the illegal US base in Guantanamo, Cuba spreading fear and propaganda amongst the troops. He also has an eye on scaring the Cuban population and also hoping that pro-US spies inside Cuba will start a civil war making it easier on the US to justify its own occupation. 

• Russian President Vladimir Putin gave advice to his country's adversaries: "Just one piece of advice we can give to our adversaries: do not fight Russia. Never attempt to do so. Let's live in peace and resolve all issues through negotiations. But these must be negotiations, not ultimatums directed at us," Putin said during a meeting with participants in the special military operation on Russia Day. "Russia is practically alone in opposing the entire so-called, if I may say, collective West in the form of the well-known organization of NATO," Putin noted.    

• Sudan’s poverty rate has risen to 73%, its human resources minister said on Tuesday. Speaking during a press conference in Cairo, Sudanese Human Resources Minister Moatassim Ahmed Saleh announced plans to launch 500,000 youth projects and expand support for female-led businesses as part of efforts to create jobs and restore livelihoods. In April, a UN Development Program assessment found that the conflict has set Sudan’s economy back more than three decades, with average incomes falling to levels last seen in 1992. The agency warned that extreme poverty could affect nearly 60% of the population by 2030 if the fighting continues.
• The congressional inquest into Jeffrey Epstein’s network of influential associates has heard testimony from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Epstein’s longtime executive assistant, Lesley Groff, as House investigators examine how the convicted sex offender maintained ties to prominent figures after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. In his closed-door testimony on Wednesday, Gates told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee he had not understood the full extent of Epstein’s crimes. Released correspondence suggests the two men met repeatedly over several years, while Gates’ ex-wife Melinda reportedly viewed Epstein as a serious concern and cited her former husband’s dealings with the financier among the factors behind their 2021 divorce.
• Germany must be ready for a possible military confrontation with Russia by 2029 or even earlier, said the commander of the German Army, Lieutenant General Christian Freuding. "We must be ready. We must be ready to fight," he said. The German general emphasized that the 2029 deadline is not only Berlin's assessment, but also NATO intelligence data. Germany is accelerating weapons purchases and expanding the capabilities of the defense industry. Freuding says that Berlin cannot rely solely on long-term rearmament programs, which will take years to develop and implement. 

• Why a notably warm start to the year foreshadows what’s ahead. 2027 has notably high odds of becoming the warmest year on record, with the latest projections showing nearly an 80 percent chance.
• Israeli settlers launched a coordinated arson attack against the ancient Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh overnight on 9 June, torching agricultural fields east of Ramallah. The assault is part of a systematic campaign targeting the 3,000-year-old village following the establishment of a nearby illegal settlement outpost. Despite global scrutiny, including previous settler arson attacks against Taybeh’s historic Church of Saint George, local residents face continuous encroachment by settlers aiming to usurp the area's rich pastoral lands.