AM Nukes Roundup – June 16 – US, Iran announce ceasefire deal, leave nuclear questions unresolved

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June 25: Anniversary of the start of the Korean War (1950)

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NEWS CLIPS

KOREA

 

North Korea slams calls for its denuclearization in series of weekend statements

Seung-Yeon Chung, NK News - June 15

 

North Korea plays US-China rivalry card to justify ‘irreversible’ nuclear status

Park Chan-kyong, South China Morning Post - June 15

 

IRAN

 

Trump Winds Down the War He Started With Goals Unmet

Erica Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York TImes - June 15

 

Trump Claims Strait Will Be ‘Permanently Toll-Free’ Under Agreement With Iran

David Sanger, New York Times - June 15

 

Nuclear Questions Deferred as U.S. Pulls Back on Iran War

Steven Erlanger, New York Times - June 15

 

What Iran and the U.S. Are Saying About Their Deal

Benoit Faucon, Wall Street Journal - June 15

 

Not much different.' Obama casts doubt on Trump's Iran deal

Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY - June 15

 

Obama says 'doubtful' that any Iran deal will be different than past

Shafiq Najib, ABC News - June 15

 

Trump promises a better Iran deal than Obama’s. Here’s what we know

Zachary Wolf, CNN - June 15

 

Vance says nuclear inspectors ‘absolutely’ will return to Iran under terms to end war

Henry Gomez, NBC News - June 15

 

CIA director doubts Iran's intentions on deal, sources say

Barak Ravid, Axios - June 15

 

The 8 unresolved questions in Trump's Iran deal

Dave Lawler, Barak Ravid, Axios - June 15

 

Trump hails Iran deal that fixes nothing except a problem his war caused

Julian Borger, The Guardian - June 15

 

US-Iran peace deal hinges on shipping, sanctions relief and deferred nuclear talks

Patrick Wintour, The Guardian - June 15

 

Trump declares US-Iran peace deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders battle to tie up loose ends

Patrick Wintour, Andrew Roth, Jason Burke, The Guardian - June 15

 

A deal is only the beginning of the end of the US-Iran war

The Economist - June 15

 

America and Iran Have an Agreement. And 60 Days to Prevent the Next War

Ali Vaez, TIME - June 15

 

Trump promised no Iranian nukes. His deal may never do that.

Felicia Schwartz, Politico - June 15

 

Trump may release US-Iran deal before Friday, Vance says

Henry Moore, Chris Graham, Claire Keenan, BBC - June 15

 

Trump faces Republican skepticism of his Iran deal

Burgess Everett, Shelby Talcott, Semafor - June 15

 

Crucial Aspects Of Trump’s Iran Deal Remain Secret: Nuclear Program, Strait Of Hormuz Tolls And Sanctions Relief

Sara Dorn, Forbes - June 15

 

Trump Says the Deal With Iran Is Complete. Not So Fast.

Fred Kaplan, Slate - June 15

 

Iran will unlock $300bn reconstruction fund if it gives up uranium stockpile

Connor Stringer, Joe Barnes, The Telegraph - June 15

 

US-Iran nuclear talks must address these key issues

Francois Murphy, Reuters - June 15

 

What the US and Iran say is in the memorandum to end the war

Angus McDowall, Reuters - June 15

 

Europeans to test Trump on Iran deal risks, urge Ukraine rethink at G7

John Irish, Julia Payne, Michel Rose, Reuters - June 15

 

A history of Iran’s nuclear program and tensions with the US as an interim deal is reached

AP News - June 15

 

Iran’s regime spins nuclear and Strait of Hormuz deal with Trump as victory over US, Israel

Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News - June 15

 

US, Iran announce ceasefire deal, leave nuclear questions unresolved

Lara Korte, Stars and Stripes - June 15

 

Congress must review Iran agreement, senators say

Rebecca Kheel, Roll Call - June 15

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

New Report Cites Surge In Global Nuclear Weapons Spending

William Hartung, Forbes - June 15

 


WEEKLY DIGEST: CHINA

CHINA NON-NUCLEAR

 

Can America sustain a war with China? New reports raise questions

Khushboo Razdan, South China Monring Post - June 13

 

Taiwan opposition leader seeks to ease US concerns over China stance

David Brunnstrom, Reuters - June 12

 

Taiwan opposition leader says Xi meeting avoided 'reunification' talk

Scott Tong, Ashish Valentine, NPR - June 11

 

US firms see China as essential despite rising economic and political risks

Pak Yiu, Nikkei Asia - June 11

 

Trump’s Sharp Turn on China: Embracing It as a Peer Power

Edward Wong, New York Times - June 9

 

China is innovative. Its economy is a mess. Which matters more?

The Economist - June 8

 

CHINA NON-NUCLEAR OPINION

 

Joseph Solis-Mullen: The Taiwan Lobby moves to put a full court press on Trump

OPINION: Responsible Statecraft - June 15

 

Joe Mazur, Cosimo Ries: The “China Shock 2.0” Fallacy

PODCAST: Trivium China - June 15

 

Decker Eveleth: Missile Defense Worked Against Iran. It Might Not Work Against China.

OPINION: Foreign Policy - June 12

 

Bruno Maçães: After Global Order Will Come an Era of Global Ordering

OPINION: Foreign Policy - June 10

 


OPINION & COMMENTARY

David French, Nicholas Kristof, Megan Stack, Stephen Stromberg: ‘Trump Has Failed'

OPINION: New York TImes - June 15

 

Editorial Board: Trump Stages an Iran Retreat

EDITORIAL: Wall Street Journal - June 15

 

Rex Huppke: Trump's Iran 'peace deal' isn't a deal. It's surrender.

OPINION: USA Today - June 15

 

Wendy Sherman: Lead negotiator on 2015 Iran nuclear deal weighs in on what's next for Trump's deal

INTERVIEW: NPR - June 15

 

Nancy Youssef, Russell Berman, Vivian Salama: The U.S. Had No Choice but Diplomacy—Yet Again

OPINION: The Atlantic - June 15

 

Editorial Board: America has lost its war with Iran

OPINION: The Independent - June 15

 

Daniel DePetris: Trump’s deal with Iran doesn’t resolve anything

OPINION: MS Now - June 15

 

John Mecklin: Risk of nuclear catastrophe is worse than ever. We can change that

INTERVIEW: Salon - June 15

 

Alexey Arbatov, Konstantin Bogdanov: After New START: Why new formats of strategic arms control need a common view

OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - June 15

 

Yong-sup Han: Why South Korea Cannot Rewrite the Korean War

OPINION: National Interest - June 15

 

Farah Jan: Trump’s US‑Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the ‘indivisibility problem’

OPINION: The Conversation - June 15

 


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