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Trump says US has to keep Netanyahu ‘a little bit sane’ in jab at Israeli leader
Trump confirmed he had a testy call with his Israeli counterpart, in which he bashed him as "f—ing crazy" following attacks in Lebanon.
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Far-Right Israeli Minister Ben Gvir to Attend UNCops Conference in NYC in July
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Ben Gvir has a long history of hostility toward the UN, including smearing UN staff as “terrorist supporters.”
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Italy's prime minister cheered across world as she delivers 'thrashing' to Trump
A diplomatic firestorm between President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sparked global reactions Friday.The prime minister acidly denied Trump's claims to an Italian TV network that she had "begged" him for a photo together during this week's G7 summit and that he agreed because he "felt sorry for her." Meloni claimed his comments were "completely made up.""I am frankly astonished," Meloni said. "I don't know why the president of the United States behaves like this towards his allies. It is not the first time, moreover.""I can only say it is disappointing that he does not show the same determination with the enemies of the West and of the United States, whose leaders he instead treats with far greater indulgence," she added. "There is one thing he should remember: neither I nor Italy ever beg."Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani responded to the row by scrapping his planned U.S. visit, writing on X that Trump's "serious and offensive words" toward Meloni "offend the whole of Italy."The 80-year-old president drew global condemnation for his comments about Meloni, who had been one of his strongest allies in Europe."I believe her," said journalist John McGuirk."She's fabulous," gushed defense analyst Michael Shurkin."Italian fire and brimstone," marveled Bruno Tertrais, of the Foundation for Strategic Research."This dust up with Italy is a perfect example of many of Trump's missteps," observed The Dispatch's Mike Nelson. "He tells a blatant lie without any reason, just because he has to sound like people are so willing to grovel to him. The false story gets him nothing and the fallout costs the United States.""Something to ponder for those Polish politicians who are investing all their chips in the fickle — as we can see yet again — favor of the Orange Genius and Winner of All Wars," noted Polityka's Michal Danielewski."Trump has never met an ally he does not try to screw over in the end," snarled MS NOW contributor Marc Polymeropoulos."Incredible (and real, not fake) thrashing of Trump but the PM who was at one time probably his strongest supporter in Europe (aside from the departed Orban)," noted author Gary Lucas."Trump just can’t keep himself from bullying women. It’s basic to his nature," said Phillips P. OBrien, a professor at the University of St. Andrews."She sounds genuinely fed up with this," added Alex Clarkson, a lecturer at King's College in London."Meloni is a fascist and all that, but it likely took a beautiful blonde who is one of Trump's only European allies to really kick back for his ... abuse of women," argued legal expert Marcy Wheeler."Trump has been crossing far too many lines," opined FirstPost's Sreemoy Talukdar. "An egomaniac whose senility has gone ahead of his low cunning. Behaves like a wet cat before autocrats and dictators, piles on leaders of democracies.""I'm afraid that the war @POTUS is waging with @GiorgiaMeloni will end for the US president just like the conflict with Iran," concluded Marek Magierowski, former Polish ambassador to the U.S. and Israel. "The prime minister has boiled over, like Mount Vesuvius. I know a few Italian women, and I wouldn't want to get into an argument with any of them. By the way, I don't recall such a sharp, public clash between the leaders of two allied nations in recent years."
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Israeli official spurns call for truce: ‘All of Lebanon must burn’
A far-right member of Israel’s governing coalition on Friday said that “all of Lebanon must burn,” as fighting broke out between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah despite a ceasefire imposed by the U.S. and Iran. Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister and head of the far-right Jewish Power party, posted on the social platform…
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Exclusive: JD Vance minces no words with BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey about Israeli influence, Iran deal
Vice President JD Vance, whose Friday trip to Switzerland for U.S.-Iran peace talks was postponed owing to another bloody exchange between Israel and Hezbollah, paused to reflect and speak with the host of BlazeTV's "Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey" this week about the current political moment, where he's coming from, and where America might be headed.Besides discussing chicken farming, the need to emulate the enduring hope of Christian martyrs, what Catholics and evangelicals can learn from one another, and what messaging changes the pro-life movement should make to win the "persuasion battle," Stuckey and the vice president broached the correlated topics of the Iran deal and Israeli influence in American politics.'Outsized' Israeli influence? 'Israel derangement syndrome'?Stuckey noted that the right has been roiled by a disagreement — especially in the wake of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk's assassination — about whether "Israel has an outsized influence in the U.S."'Already, the critics of the deal are being proven wrong.'Vance, who on Thursday blasted Israeli critics of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and insinuated that Israel had previously sabotaged the peace process via escalations in Lebanon, told the BlazeTV host, "I certainly think that Israel, like a lot of other countries, tries to influence American politics. I sort of take that as a given."The vice president noted further that "American leaders have to be very careful that when we pursue something, we're doing it for America's best interest and not for any other country's best interest," adding that "it's just not true" that America's interests are always aligned with Israel's — or with the United Kingdom's, France's, or any other partner's interests, for that matter.Vance cited the ongoing disagreements between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over how best to bring the Iran war to a close as illustrating the occasional divergence between the two nations' interests.RELATED: Trump signs Iran deal, blasts 'fools' after meltdowns by Sens. Cruz and Cassidy Ken Cedeno/AFP/Getty ImagesWhile cognizant that criticism of Israel and Israeli influence sometimes "bleeds into Jew hate" and that "sometimes criticism of the Israeli government can be expressed in a way that's anti-Semitic," Vance — who has faced intense criticism by Iran hawks and Israeli officials this week — underscored that it's just "not the case that every criticism of Bibi Netanyahu's policy decisions leads to anti-Semitism or is anti-Semitic."The vice president identified two "critical mistakes" he perceives advocates for Israel routinely making: first, failing to delineate between American interests and Israeli interests; and second, "always conflating criticism of a particular government with Jew hatred — because if everything is Jew hatred, then nothing is Jew hatred."Stuckey generally agreed but highlighted an ideological condition she has observed on the right — which she termed "Israel derangement syndrome" — in which certain critics of Israel attribute all of their problems to the foreign power, its influence, and its people.Vance affirmed that "both are bad" but suggested he has been "particularly sensitive" in recent days to Israeli influence and criticism of America's resistance to it because of his defense of Trump's decision to end the Iran war.Clarification on the Iran dealDemocrats in Congress, Iran hawks, Israeli officials, and some Republican lawmakers have complained incessantly this week about the Iran deal.One of the chief concerns raised about the deal is the sixth of the agreement's 14th points, which states, "The United States of America undertakes with regional partners to develop a definitive, mutually agreed plan with at least $300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran."Vance noted, "It's not our money."A source with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters that the fund is a private investment vehicle and will not include any government money or grants. Companies around the world have reportedly agreed to commit financing.President Donald Trump said this week that the U.S. was "not investing; we're not putting up 10 cents.""The biggest misconception, by far, is this idea that the deal has all these benefits to Iran," Vance told Stuckey. "The underlying way that it's structured is that they don't get any of the benefits — not a single thing — unless they perform a change in behavior."With their military destroyed, their ability to threaten their neighbors largely diminished, their nuclear program and ability to enrich uranium "gone," and their economy in shambles, Vance said the Iranians are in a "tough spot." They now have the choice between getting "quite literally nothing" besides further turmoil — or behaving like "a normal regime," developing a positive relationship with the U.S., and securing investment from Qataris, Emiratis, and...
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US-Iran peace talks abruptly cancelled amid renewed Israeli strikes in Lebanon | First Thing
JD Vance lambasted Israeli critics of the proposed deal, but did not travel to Europe as planned. Plus, at 82 years old, Keith Richards still gives some of the best interview quotes in townGood morning. Talks set to take place today between the US and Iran to implement a peace deal were abruptly cancelled. The White House said the US still looked forward to “beginning technical talks as soon as possible”. Hezbollah-linked media reported Tehran was delaying sending its delegation due to Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Lebanon.The talks were set to begin in the Swiss village of Obbürgen two days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that opened a 60-day window to negotiate a permanent agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme, while reopening the strait of Hormuz. The centre of the strait is blocked with about 80 mines that will need clearing for normal shipping to resume, the independent tanker owner trade body has said.What is happening in Lebanon? Hezbollah targeted Israeli forces near Nabatieh with several salvoes of rocket fire after Israeli shelling. Israel responded with a wave of airstrikes, killing at least 18 people and injuring 33. Iran has said Israel’s attacks on Lebanon must end as part of any peace deal.What did JD Vance say to Israeli critics of the deal? In sharp words, the vice-president said: “Donald J Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time. If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world.”Why does Trump’s Iran entanglement echo the Jimmy Carter years? In this excellent analysis piece Robert Tait reminds us that one of Trump’s earliest political forays was lambasting the Democratic president during the 1980 Iran hostage crisis. Trump, Tait says, now finds himself in a position that uncannily resembles that of his predecessor – unable to bend Iran to his will despite superior US military power. Continue reading...
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Trump news at a glance: Vance uses US weaponry barbs to scold Israeli critics of Iran deal
Vice-president says Israeli cabinet members shouldn’t attack the country’s ‘only powerful ally’ left; Iran says it will impose fees on strait of Hormuz – key US politics stories from Thursday 18 JuneJD Vance has sharply rebuked Israeli government critics of the US deal with Iran, saying the cabinet members should remember that two-thirds of the defensive weapons that have protected Israel “have been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars”.The US vice-president, asked about a report that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fuming over the agreement, told reporters at the White House: “If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world.” Continue reading...
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US-Iran Deal Eases Inflation Angst, Knicks Celebrate in NYC| Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 6/18/2026
Today, Bloomberg's Mike Mckee discusses newly minted Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's impact on future decisions as the Fed takes on a hawkish bent under his leadership. Then, Sherry Paul, managing director and private wealth advisor at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, on how she is approaching the investment market as tech stocks dominate the majority of growth. Plus, Deep Fission CEO Liz Muller is joined by Bloomberg's Will Wade to discuss strides in nuclear power innovation as her company begins trading. Finally, Randall Williams recounts the New York Knicks championship ticker tape parade and previews this weekend's slate of World Cup games. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Former presidents, musicians attend opening of Obama Presidential Center
The public will have the opportunity to see the center for the first time when it officially opens on Juneteenth, this Friday.
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