The Treaty The Iran War Was Supposed to Topple the Regime. Four Months Later, Washington Is Negotiating From the Weaker Hand Trump bombed Iran in February to cripple the regime and give its people the chance to overthrow it — "probably your only chance for... Jack BuckbyJune 23, 2026
The Treaty U.S.-Iran Deal Isn’t a Breakthrough. It’s a Mutual Exit Ramp Both Sides Will Spin as a Win The US-Iran deal isn't a breakthrough, this analysis argues — it's a mutual exit ramp both sides will spin as a win. Washington wants... Harrison KassJune 22, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran’s Currency Has Collapsed to 1.2 Million to the Dollar — and Meat Is Now a Luxury Iran's economy is buckling: oil exports have collapsed to 260,000 barrels a day, inflation hasn't been this high since 1942, and the currency has... Jack BuckbyJune 22, 2026
Dollars and Sense One-Fifth of the World’s Oil Runs Through Hormuz. A Failed Deal Could Push Prices Toward $200 A day after Iran snubbed him in Switzerland, Vice President Vance called the talks a "very, very good day" and said Iran agreed to... Jack BuckbyJune 22, 2026
The Treaty What a U.S.-Israel Break Would Actually Look Like — and It Wouldn’t Be a Speech An Israeli minister wants Netanyahu to reject Trump's Iran deal — and this analysis reads it as a real fault line. Trump wants out... Harrison KassJune 22, 2026
The Treaty ‘You Close It, and You Won’t Have a Country’: Trump’s Warning to Iran After It Shut the Strait Again Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again — though CENTCOM says it's still open, and the ship counts are murky. Trump's response was... Steve BalestrieriJune 22, 2026
The Treaty A New Book Says Trump Told Tucker Carlson He Wouldn’t Go to War With Iran: ‘We’re Not Doing That’ A new Haberman-Swan book claims Trump privately told Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk he wouldn't go to war with Iran — "We're not doing... Jack BuckbyJune 21, 2026
The Treaty Iran Just Closed the Strait of Hormuz Again — and Says It’s Only the ‘First Step’ The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire lasted hours — and its collapse has shut the Strait of Hormuz again. Tehran closed the chokepoint Saturday, citing Israeli "violations,"... Jack BuckbyJune 20, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Strait of Hormuz Is Closed Again: Iran Just Went ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Donald Trump and Israel Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Saturday over Israel's war in Lebanon, even as Vice President JD Vance insisted oil was still... Harry J. KazianisJune 20, 2026