Monday, September 14, 2026

There was a U.S.-Iran Peace Deal. Here is how it was blown up.

 How Iran’s Hard-liners Blew Up the Peace Deal with Trump - The New York Times

Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.

Saudi Arabia Faces ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ After Iran’s Attacks and Trump’s Rebuffs - The New York Times

The kingdom is in a state of strategic shock after coming under attack from an emboldened Iran and failing to win more U.S. military support, analysts say.

Six Reasons Why the United States Is Low on Munitions (CSIS)

Hossein Taeb in a photo made available by the Iranian news agency Tasnim. He opposed the deal with the United States from the outset. Credit...Hamed Malekpour/Tasnim News, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images