AM Nukes Roundup – June 18 – I’ll resume bombing if Iran acts up, Trump warns after criticism of deal

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NEWS CLIPS

KOREA

 

South Korea's Lee asks Trump to lead peaceful diplomacy with North Korea

Joyce Lee, Kyu-seok Shim, Reuters - June 16

 

IRAN

 

How Does Trump’s Deal With Iran Compare to Obama’s?

Ephrat Livni, New York Times - June 17

 

Trump Defends Deal to End the War With Iran as Details Emerge

Erica L. Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Farnaz Fassihi, Michael Levenson, New York Times - June 17

 

U.S. Official Releases Text of Agreement With Iran

Tyler Pager, New York Times - June 17

 

Trump Criticized Obama’s Iran Deal, but New Deal Would Also Offer Tehran Relief

Pranav Baskar, New York Times - June 17

 

An Annotated Analysis of Trump’s Iran Deal

Laurence Norman, Alexander Ward, Summer Said, Vera Bergengruen, Wall Street Journal - June 17

 

Read the terms of Trump’s deal with Iran

Washington Post - June 17

 

US releases official agreement with Iran. Read the 14-point text

Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Mostafa Salem, CNN - June 17

 

Why Trump’s secret and vague MOU is stirring a political storm

Stephen Collinson, CNN - June 17

 

The 14-point US-Iran peace plan, annotated

Zachary Wolf, Abbas Al Lawati, Lou Robinson, Annette Choi, CNN - June 17

 

What's in the US-Iran deal? Here's what to know about the agreement

Christopher Cann, USA TODAY - June 17

 

Trump and Iran’s president digitally sign MOU with terms to end war

Henry Austin, Nick Duffy, Abigail Williams, Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News - June 17

 

Here's how Trump's memo of understanding with Iran compares to the Obama nuclear deal

Kathryn Watson, CBS News - June 17

 

Trump goes after critics who want a more comprehensive deal with Iran

Diana Nerozzi, Felicia Schwartz, Politico - June 17

 

I’ll resume bombing if Iran acts up, Trump warns after criticism of deal

Patrick Wintour, The Guardian - June 17

 

‘Humiliation’: Donald Trump battles claims his Iran deal is worse than Obama’s

James Politi, Abigail Hauslohner, Financial Times - June 17

 

What's in the US-Iran agreement that's now in effect

Bernd Debusmann Jr, BBC - June 17

 

Trump says he likes idea of blaming Vance if Iran deal doesn’t work out

Dan Mangan, Eamon Javers, CNBC - June 17

 

Trump Justifies War by Citing Nuclear Promise Iran Already Made Before It Began

Chris Walker, Truthout - June 17

 

The more Senate Republicans learn about Trump’s Iran deal, the more they don’t like it

Kevin Frey, MS Now - June 17

 

The interim US-Iran deal leaves the fate of Tehran’s nuclear program still to be negotiated

Matthew Lee, AP News - June 17

 

A primer on uranium enrichment as Iran's nuclear program faces scrutiny

Adithi Ramakrishnan, AP News - June 17

 

US Hails Iran Deal Despite Criticism of Nuclear Restrictions

Jennifer Duggan, Bloomberg - June 17

 

What We Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program

Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg - June 17

 

Trump says Iran deal will stave off economic crisis, prevent nuclear program

Tom Howell Jr., Washington Times - June 17

 

NATO chief backs Trump’s Iran deal, says it can help stop Tehran from getting nuclear weapons

Mike Glenn, Washington Times - June 17

 

Complete 14-point US-Iran peace deal finally revealed — kicking off 60-day clock to do the hardest work yet

Caitlin Doornbos, Emily Goodin, Ronny Reyes, New York Post - June 17

 

Voters doubt new agreement will stop Iran from developing nukes

Dana Blanton, Fox News - June 17

 

Iran Is Returning to Nuclear Talks No Longer Afraid of America

Yaroslav Trofimov, Wall Street Journal - June 16

 

Breaking down the billions Iran could receive under Trump's deal

Dave Lawler, Barak Ravid, Axios - June 16

 

EUROPE

 

Finland Lifts a Nuclear Weapons Ban, Eyeing an Uncertain World

Amelia Nierenberg, Johanna Lemola, New York TImes - June 17

 

Finland tears up nuclear weapons ban in NATO shift

Milena Wälde, Politico EU - June 17

 

Finland Lifts Nuclear Weapons Ban as Security Risks Grow

Kirsi Heikel, Bloomberg - June 17

 

NATO nation sharing massive border with Russia lifts decades-long ban on nukes

Anthony Blair, New York Post - June 17

 

Finland’s parliament passes law to lift long-standing ban on nuclear weapons

Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - June 17

 

RECA/NUCLEAR WASTE

 

Parents can't get radiation compensation for children lost to illnesses in Missouri

Lacretia Wimbley, St. Louis Public Radio - June 17

 


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