Open Dialogue Research Journal
First, here’s Trump signing the U.S. surrender to Iran: https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2067393004239814711 It happened at the same place where Germany had surrendered in WW1, in the Palace at Versailles, outside Paris, on 28 June 1919. In my June 9th “Reading the News Between the Li(n)es: Arab Kings Had Trump Stop Netanyahu”, I explained […]
For years, Hunter Biden occupied a unique place in American politics. To his critics, particularly within the MAGA movement, he represented everything they believed was wrong with the Biden family – a symbol of privilege, scandal, addiction, and alleged corruption. His personal struggles became campaign material, his legal problems generated […]
The global trading system may be heading toward another period of uncertainty as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to revive one of the defining features of his economic agenda: tariffs. In a move that could affect more than 60 major trading partners, Trump has proposed new import duties ranging from […]
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/919487/draft-14-point-us-iran-memo-hints-at-unprecedented-concessions-ahead-of-final-deal https://ghostarchive.org/archive/qIT1D https://web.archive.org/web/20260615031827/https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/919487/draft-14-point-us-iran-memo-hints-at-unprecedented-concessions-ahead-of-final-deal https://archive.ph/VjRWO Draft 14-Point U.S.-Iran Memo Hints at Unprecedented Concessions Ahead of Final Deal A reported memorandum of understanding outlines sweeping terms, including a U.S. naval withdrawal, massive financial release, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as the U.S. president halts military strikes to pursue a […]
Let us, if only briefly, give thanks for the peacemakers, whatever their poor qualifications and whatever folly drove them to war in the first place. On June 15, the secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council revealed that, based on the agreement reached with the United States, “the war and […]
California voters headed to the polls on Tuesday in one of the most consequential primary elections of the 2026 political cycle. While the race to replace term-limited Governor Gavin Newsom has attracted national attention, the election is also being closely watched for its potential impact on the balance of power […]
On June 7th, Israel violated the ceasefire agreement with Iran by again bombing Lebanon, and Iran then bombed Israel for having broken that ceasefire agreement, and Israel then resumed its bombing of Iran and asked the Trump Administration for permission to launch its biggest-ever bombing of Iran. On June 8th, […]
A year ago, when President Donald Trump abruptly announced sweeping unilateral tariff increases in April 2025, much of the world reacted with alarm. Governments scrambled to assess the damage, global markets convulsed, and American allies – particularly in Europe and Asia – rushed to contain what appeared to be the […]
President Aleksandar Vučić’s statement about a possible resignation, made during his visit to China, and his Fox News op-ed lavishing praise on Donald Trump are not a coincidence. They are elements of a single political combination. Both moves are designed to seize the initiative from the protest movement, shift the […]
The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran has come under severe strain after a renewed exchange of missile strikes and air attacks threatened to reignite one of the Middle East’s most dangerous confrontations. Despite direct intervention from U.S. President Donald Trump, who publicly urged both sides to “immediately stop shooting,” […]
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