The Daily Populous Wednesday June 17th, 2026 night edition
Authored by jpost.com and submitted by mvanigan

The United States denied Israel's request to view the newly agreed-upon Memorandum of Understanding before the signing ceremony, expected to be held in Switzerland later this week, a source confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.

Earlier on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said he would read the deal "word for word," though he did not specify when.

As of now, the details of the deal have not been published, which reportedly has 14 separate clauses, including the withdrawal of the IDF from southern Lebanon, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and releasing some $24 billion dollars in sanctioned funds.

U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. (credit: JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS)

Future of IDF operations in Lebanon uncertain as details of MOU yet to emerge

Despite Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's announcement that the peace deal includes Lebanon, Israeli officials have not confirmed if the IDF will pull back from the area.

On Monday, an IDF source confirmed to the Post that if Hezbollah respects the ceasefire, there will be no attacks anywhere in Lebanon.

Separately, Hezbollah on Tuesday told Reuters it received assurances from Iran that it would demand a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon in its next phase of talks with the United States.

LewisKIII on June 16th, 2026 at 18:08 UTC »

Trump is not even letting Republicans see it in Congress!

Must be a total piece of garbage deal and he knows if Republicans see it they will tear him to shreds before Friday!

Senate GOP pressing Trump for text of Iran deal:

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5926207-gop-presses-donald-trump-iran-deal/

From the above link article:

"The GOP leader acknowledged it’s unusual for the president not to share the details of a major international agreement with leaders from his own party."

fuckin_atodaso on June 16th, 2026 at 18:03 UTC »

"A peace deal with Iran? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the world? Localized entirely in Pakistan?"

"Yes."

"May I see it?"

"...No"

Relative-Chicken456 on June 16th, 2026 at 17:46 UTC »

The fact they won’t let anybody see the deal, not even US officials, is big red flag that its contents are pretty politically damaging for the administration