Started late today. Sorry. Not much to write about, so just picked this day, 27June2026. Day 178 of the year, with 187 remaining. Gazing at the Wikipedia page of today , nothing particularly important happened on this day. The final entry 2024 – U.S. President Joe Biden debates former U.S. President Donald Trump . Biden's perceived poor performance leads to his withdrawal from the election on July 21. [ 17 ] That led to Donald Trump becoming president, so in a way, that was an extremely crucial day for Democracy in the USA. The top news of the day is that continued tit-for-tat relationship between Iran and the USA. However, there has been progress on that MOU. From Google AI: U.S. forces have conducted renewed strikes on Iranian military and drone facilities in the Persian Gulf in response to an Iranian drone attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz . Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon have signed a U.S.-mediated framework ...
But first, I begin with the the U.S./Israel vs Iran War. Israel has attacked Lebanon recently. Despite ongoing ceasefire talks and fragile truces mediated by the United States , Israeli drone and air strikes have continued to target multiple areas across southern Lebanon, including Nabatieh, Tyre, and the Bint Jbeil district. Israel continues to occupy between 220 and 234 square miles of Lebanon. The Strait of Hormuz is not totally closed . A trickle of marine traffic continues. Many ships take the extreme southern route away from Iran. Insurance costs are very high. A container ship was struck by an Iranian drone yesterday , Technical talks in Switzerland about that MOU are occurring daily, but there has been no announcement when any high level discussion will next be held. The U.S. House this month passed a resolution directing the President to end hostilities, while the U.S. Senate also passed the same measure on a 50-48 vote. But a concurrent resolution is only a symbolic re...