The Rest of the World Report | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 — Evening Edition

The Iran deal text is public. Point 1 covers Lebanon. Israel struck Lebanon on Tuesday. The day before Congress approved permanent military integration with Israel, the Pentagon designated Israel a critical espionage threat. Tonight Macron hosted Trump in the Hall of Mirrors. A ROTWR editor was there.The 14-point MOU is public. It explicitly covers Lebanon. Iran counts 84 violations since the agreement. Trump walked back the importance of Iran's nuclear stockpile at the G7 press conference. The deal signs Friday. The Pentagon designated Israel a "critical" counterintelligence threat — its highest level — citing Israeli spying on named US officials. The day before, Congress approved Section 224, which would give Israel deeper military data integration than any country in the world, including NATO allies. Macron admitted on French television he invited Trump to Versailles to keep him at the G7. It worked. The French political class, from far-left to centre-right, said versions of the same thing: France is making itself small. A ROTWR editor on the ground in Versailles tonight: heavy police, subdued atmosphere, the perimeter kept the public hundreds of meters away. The officer who shot and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley remains unidentified. No arrest. The footage exists and is being withheld. No timeline given."Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789 Get full access to The Rest of the World Report at www.restoftheworldreport.com/subscribe