We know what’s coming and we are prepared.
Trump’s 15 demands to Iran:
1. Dismantle all major nuclear facilities
2. End all uranium enrichment on Iranian soil
3. Transfer enriched uranium stockpiles out of Iran
4. Accept intrusive international inspections everywhere
5. Permanently renounce any nuclear weapons pathway
6. Suspend ballistic missile development
7. Stop production of long-range missiles
8. End drone transfers and military exports to proxies
9. Cut support to Hezbollah
10. Cut support to Hamas
11. Cut support to Iraqi Shiite militias and proxy groups
12. End weapons transfers to the Houthis
13. Fully reopen and secure the Strait of Hormuz
14. Stop threatening regional shipping and Gulf states
15. Accept a broader regional de-escalation framework, including limits on military escalation with Israel
Iran’s 10 demands to Trump:
1. A binding guarantee that the U.S. and its allies will not strike Iran again
2. A permanent end to hostilities, not just a temporary ceasefire
3. An end to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon
4. Full lifting of U.S. sanctions
5. Protection for Iran’s regional proxies and allied militias
6. Reopening the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian conditions
7. A transit fee reportedly around $2 million per ship, shared with Oman
8. Compensation or reconstruction support for war damage inside Iran
9. Recognition of Iran’s regional security interests
10. A broader framework for long-term negotiations without immediate surrender of core strategic capabilities
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Both sides understand each other’s positions - yet they still agreed to a ceasefire.
Trump may have blinked first - but let’s see who has the last word.
🇸🇪 Sweden passes 'good behaviour' law to kick out misbehaving immigrants
Sweden's parliament passed a law on Monday allowing authorities to revoke immigrants' residency permits based on bad behaviour, such as having unpaid debts, doing undeclared work or links to extremist organisations.
The law, which covers pending permits but also retroactively already granted permits, is part of a wider tightening of immigration rules by the right-wing government and its support party, the nationalist Sweden Democrats, ahead of a parliamentary election in September.
The law has been criticised by the opposition and human rights advocacy groups as arbitrary because decisions would be taken on behaviour that has not been deemed criminal.
The law does not specify what types of behaviours are deemed unacceptable but the government has mentioned unpaid debts, not paying taxes, criminality and links to extremist organisations. The Migration Agency is tasked ...
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has fallen to 340.3 million barrels, its lowest level since 1983, after the government released another 8.9 million barrels last week.
The reserve has dropped 18% (75 million barrels) since the Iran conflict began in February.
The administration has used SPR releases to help keep oil prices from surging.
Source: CNN
After several hours of confusion and uncertainty, it’s time to bring some order to the situation.
What exactly did Trump agree to?
The agreement rests on two very lean principles:
“The Strait of Hormuz must remain open to free navigation, and Iran must not possess nuclear weapons.”
Trump has insisted in nearly every other post that Iran will not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons, while simultaneously pushing to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to unrestricted maritime traffic at any cost.
But why was Trump so eager to reach such a minimal agreement? Why did he pressure Israel not to interfere, even at the cost of merging the various fronts and exposing soldiers to greater danger? Why did J.D. Vance, who has opposed military intervention, suddenly move to the forefront while Rubio faded into the background? And why has no one managed to offer a convincing explanation beyond references to the World Cup, birthdays, the midterm elections, and other superficial reasons for this apparent obsession?
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