Well, the big deal today is that Iran and the USA agreed to talk about ending the now 108-day long war, and open up the Strait of Hormuz. There will be a signing of this document in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday, on Day 112. Note that this agreement is not quite to end the war.  Only another 60-day ceasefire to negotiate ending the war. But neither President Donald Trump, nor Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, nor President Masoud Pezeshkian will participate.  Israel is not part of this signing, so no President Benjamin Netanyahu either. The key signers will be Veep JD Vance and Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi. And, incidentally, SL Khamenei remains in hiding, and has not made even one public appearance since succeeding his father.  Why?  Pretty obvious that Israel will try to assassinate him, too. This is not a peace agreement.  Only a 60-day ceasefire. What about that nuclear matter?  Up for discussion. Around $25 billion of blocked Iran as...

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A few bits of news first: President Donald Trump announced that a peace deal with Iran will be signed tomorrow, Sunday. At least it won't be another Groundhog Day, for some progress will be shown, such as another ceasefire, perhaps  discussions to open the Strait of Hormuz and some sanctions relief for Iran. Israel will not sign this memorandum of understanding. Thus, some have called this not a deal, but only signing on to future talks on an agenda to discuss certain items, like that nuclear matter. Where will this signing occur, and by whom?   Not said, although Geneva has been mentioned in the past. Maybe this will occur on Monday or later, as Trump will attend the G7 summit from June 15-17 in the French Alps. Keep in mind that the previous 60-day Islamabad ceasefire agreement was never signed . Yes, Elon Musk is today worth approximately $1.1 trillion, and has become the first trillionaire.  His initial public offering of SpaceX went very well, ending at $161/sha...