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DAILY ISSUE · 2026-06-28

Sunday 28 June 2026

4 dispatches · every item carries a primary source and independent corroboration.

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Trade Representative Greer's influence grows after Supreme Court rebuke of
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Trade Representative Greer's influence grows after Supreme Court rebuke of tariff regime

The Wall Street Journal reported on June 28 that US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer's influence has grown after the Supreme Court rebuked the president's tariff regime. According to the report, Greer is rebuilding Trump's global tariffs after the court ruled that most of the earlier levies were illegal.

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Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after crossfire over Hormuz
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Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after crossfire over Hormuz

The Guardian reported on June 28 that Iran launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to US airstrikes on the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” to negotiations to end the war if Washington continued its attacks. Per the Guardian's liveblog, President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the ceasefire agreement in a social medi

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Fresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly worded

The Guardian reported on June 28 that fresh hostilities erupted in the Gulf just 10 days after Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to end their conflict, threatening to return the two countries toward war. Per the Guardian, the memorandum's deliberately opaque wording appears to have produced conflicting interpretations on key issues including a Lebanon ceasefi

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