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2026-06-22: Trump Roundup

So far today: 2026-06-22 08:44am GMT

WSWS (2026-06-22). With US-Iran negotiations on the verge of breakdown, Democrats, Republicans intensify attack on Iran agreement. wsws.org The agreement between the Trump administration and Iran that suspended the four-month war began to unravel over the weekend, four days after US President Donald Trump signed it at Versailles, as leading Democrats and Republicans intensified their attack on it as a capitulation to Iran.

Juan Cole (2026-06-22). Iran: Progress on Sanctions Relief at Swiss Talks with US. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — He indicated that real progress was made on some issues, especially the conditional lifting of US sanctions on Iranian oil and petroleum products, saying that draft language to that effect will soon be finalized and then put into practice. | (It might be noted that only Congress can permanently lift sanctions, but that in the case of Syria Trump has been issuing serial…

Lynda Carson (2026-06-22). Trump attacks HUD's subsidized housing tenants again. indybay.org Older photo of Lynda Carson advocating for tenant's rights while speaking before the Oakland City Council.

ecns.cn (2026-06-22). Trump threatens 100 pct tariff on French wines, champagnes ahead of G7 summit. ecns.cn President Donald Trump threatened a 100 percent tariff on French wines and champagnes unless France removes its 3-percent digital services tax on U.French wine and spirit exports to America currently face a 15-percent tariff.

LADY Carm SquarePie AhriMAN (2026-06-22). OAKLAND BASED SPEED METAL BAND TRENCHER CONFIRMED FOR NAZIS. indybay.org Oakland Speed Metal Band Trencher has played in punk/DIY spaces and been in community with punks. But they are racist, violent, Nazi Trump supporters.

WSWS (2026-06-22). DSA member Janeese Lewis George wins Washington D.C. mayoral primary, pledges to work with Trump. wsws.org DSA member Janeese Lewis George won D.C.'s Democratic mayoral primary on a wave of working class radicalization—which her election will serve to contain and misdirect, not advance.

Indivisible SF (2026-06-22). Saturday 7/25: Trump Regime Takedown (every Saturday). indybay.org corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell St, San Francisco…

| AFP | (2026-06-22). Trump-backed hardliner faces leftist in high-stakes Colombia vote. tribune.com.pk Colombians pick a new president on Sunday, a choice between a hard-right White House-backed lawyer and a leftist senator that will decide the fate of the country's stumbling peace process and strained ties with Washington. | Up to 41 million voters will choose between frontrunner Abelardo de la Espriella and his rival Ivan Cepeda ⚪ the latest in a series of Latin American elections hyper-polarized between left and right. | Security has dominated a campaign marred by bomb attacks and the murder of a leading conservative presidential candidate in broad daylight in Bogota. | De la Espriella, a dual US-Colombian…

aljazeera (2026-06-22). Far-right lawyer De La Espriella wins Colombia's tight presidential race. aljazeera.com Far right lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella, who won backing of Donald Trump, seals narrow victory in run-off election.

| AFP | (2026-06-21). Fresh Israeli strikes test Lebanon ceasefire. tribune.com.pk Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 20 people on Saturday, Lebanon's state news agency NNA said, one day after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, aimed at halting months of escalating violence. | In retaliation, Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had declared the Strait of Hormuz shut, appearing to raise the stakes ahead of the talks as both sides seek to advance an interim deal brokered by Pakistan and signed on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to end their almost four-month war. | The IRGC warned ships not to approach the waterway, a vital con…

hindustantimes (2026-06-21). New headache for Trump? After Hezbollah, Bibi's silent fleet moves closer to Mojtaba's another proxy. hindustantimes.com Reports suggest Israel is exploring expanded naval reach in the Red Sea region amid rising tensions with Iran-aligned groups across the Middle East. According to multiple sources, discussions have included potential access to the port of Berbera in Somaliland, which could provide a strategic foothold near key shipping routes by the Gulf of Aden and close to Yemen. The move is reportedly linked to broader efforts to monitor regional maritime activity and strengthen deterrence capabilities, including the deployment of Dolphin-class submarines known for long-range strike potential. While no official agreement has be…

Pacific Media Watch (2026-06-21). Drop Site News: Stand with analyst Trita Parsi against deportation from US. asiapacificreport.nz EDITORIAL: Drop Site News The Free Press, an American news organisation founded by the Zionist editor-in-chief of CBS News, Bari Weiss, and now owned by David Ellison, reported recently that the Trump administration had launched an investigation into Trita Parsi, one of America's most prominent critics of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The aim is…

geo.tv (2026-06-21). Trump warns of hitting Iran 'very hard again' amid peace talks. geo.tv US President Donald Trump delivers a speech as he stands in front of the VC-25B aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 19, 2026. — ReutersTrump warns of hitting Iran again like last week.US, Iranian delegations holding…

| APP | (2026-06-21). We have to keep Netanyahu 'a little bit sane', says Trump. tribune.com.pk US President Donald Trump delivered a blunt critique of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press interview, stating their relationship is "good, but we have to keep him a little bit sane" | The remark came when Trump was asked by Axious, an American media outlet, about his ties with the Israeli premier amid ongoing efforts to end fighting in Lebanon. | Trump asserted he can control Israeli military actions in Lebanon because officials there "do as I say." | He highlighted American military superiority, saying that the US provides "the guns" and "B-2 bombers," and claimed that without his interv…

Staff (2026-06-21). Organización sindical británica renueva su apoyo a Cuba ante el recrudecimiento del bloqueo estadounidense. cubadebate.cu La central sindical británica UNISON reafirmó en su reciente conferencia nacional su histórico compromiso con Cuba, en un contexto marcado por el endurecimiento de las sanciones de Washington. Durante los dos mandatos de Donald Trump, la administración estadounidense ha impuesto más de 240 medidas punitivas adicionales.

Nicole Santa Cruz, Pro Publica. (2026-06-21). More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits. popularresistance.org As a House committee debated President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy bill last year, Republican backers repeatedly emphasized that its changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, wouldn't affect vulnerable people. | SNAP reforms would "restore integrity" to the program and ensure it works for the "most vulnerable among us, including children," said Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, a Pennsylvania Republican and chair of the House Agriculture Committee. | Passing the bill would be a "historic accomplishment" that will ensure "those in need can continue to receive the ass…

Dave DeCamp (2026-06-21). US Announces a Series of Airstrikes in Somalia. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command announced that its forces launched a series of airstrikes in Somalia in recent days as the Trump administration continues a heavy bombing campaign in the country, which receives virtually no US media coverage. AFRICOM announced new airstrikes that it said were launched against al-Shabaab in different parts of southern Somalia on June …

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