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U.S. & Iran In Another Peace Deal Negotiation After Strike Exchange
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ISSUE #364Friday, 12 June 20265 min read5 stories · 1 deep dive
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The Briefing
◆Here’s what’s happening in geopolitics today. From Wall Street to Washington and well beyond, today’s headlines are dominated by record-breaking markets, shifting diplomatic signals, and rising geopolitical coordination across multiple regions. SpaceX’s historic IPO grabs financial attention, while Trump’s comments on Iran and a major intelligence nomination underscore a rapidly evolving U.S. foreign and security policy landscape.
Elsewhere, France is hosting Israeli and Palestinian civil society talks in a renewed push for a two-state framework, while Bangladesh and India move to tighten border coordination amid migration pressures.
In today’s Conflict Tracker we zoom in on the Gulf. After two days of exchanges that rank among the most intense of the recent conflict, we are back to the familiar cycle of pause, reversal, strike, and repeat.
— The Basedment Editorial Team· 12 Jun 2026
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The Last 24 Hours in Geopolitics
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SpaceX raises $106B in record-breaking IPO
SpaceX has completed the largest initial public offering in history, raising approximately $75 billion and valuing the company at around $1.77 trillion as it prepares to begin trading on the Nasdaq. The offering, priced at $135 per share, surpassed the previous IPO record set by Saudi Aramco and reflects strong investor demand for the company’s space launch, satellite internet and artificial intelligence businesses. The historic listing significantly strengthens SpaceX’s access to capital as it expands projects including Starlink, Starship and other advanced technology initiatives.
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Trump backs down on Iran strikes, says peace deal is near
Donald Trump said he had cancelled planned military strikes against Iran, citing significant progress in negotiations and expressing confidence that a peace agreement could be reached in the coming days. Trump said discussions had advanced to senior levels within the Iranian leadership and described the proposed framework as a pathway toward ending months of conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. Iranian officials, however, cautioned that no final agreement has been reached, stressing that key issues remain under negotiation despite signs of diplomatic momentum.
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Jay Clayton nominated to succeed Gabbard as intelligence chief
Donald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to serve as the next Director of National Intelligence. The nomination comes after bipartisan criticism of Trump’s decision to appoint Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief, with lawmakers pressing the administration to name a permanent replacement for departing DNI Tulsi Gabbard. If confirmed by the Senate, Clayton would oversee the U.S. intelligence community at a time of heightened global tensions and ongoing debates over surveillance authorities and national security policy.
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France hosts Israeli, Palestinian civil society for conference on 2-state solution
France is hosting Israeli and Palestinian civil society representatives in Paris as part of an international effort to keep momentum behind a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The conference, attended by officials from around 40 countries and 15 foreign ministers, aims to amplify proposals from civil society groups and encourage renewed diplomatic engagement amid ongoing violence in the region. Participants are expected to present a joint “Call for Action” urging a permanent ceasefire, support for Gaza’s reconstruction, governance reforms, and renewed international backing for a negotiated peace process.
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Bangladesh, India to coordinate patrols on border amid migrant tensions
Bangladesh and India have agreed to strengthen cooperation along their shared border through coordinated patrols, enhanced intelligence sharing and closer collaboration between border security forces. The agreement was reached following high-level talks in New Delhi and comes amid tensions over undocumented migration, with Dhaka accusing India of attempting to push migrants across the border without proper procedures. Officials from both countries said they would also increase efforts to combat human trafficking, smuggling and other cross-border criminal activity while maintaining stability along the 4,000-kilometre frontier.
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Daily Deep Dive
◆Analysis · middle east
U.S. & Iran In Another Peace Deal Negotiation, After Strike Exchange
After two days of exchanges that rank among the most intense of the recent conflict, we are back to the familiar cycle of pause, reversal, strike, and repeat.
Conflict Tracker
Gulf War
After two days that pushed the United States and Iran to the edge of full-scale war, the past 24 hours have brought an abrupt reversal, with Washington pausing its strikes and Donald Trump signalling that a deal is close – at this point are we surprised at all? I would love a head count of how many peace deal announcements we have received since the first ceasefire went into place.
Trump announced he had canceled strikes on Iran planned for that night, saying an agreement was expected to be finalised soon. Then as usual, Iran did not confirm any deal had been reached, which leaves the announcement sitting somewhere between a genuine diplomatic opening and a presidential talking point. A US official told Fox News that Central Command was not conducting airstrikes and was maintaining the current ceasefire posture. That confirmation matters more than the rhetoric, since it suggests the operational tempo has genuinely cooled. Another factor to note is the near-daily Iranian Air Force patrols across the Iran-Iraq border, interesting for an entity that is meant to be “totally destroyed”.
The pause follows the most intense fighting since the April truce collapsed. The exchange was triggered by the downing of a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, after which the US launched strikes and Tehran retaliated against American targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain. Iran then declared the Strait of Hormuz closed.
Trump's framing of the de-escalation came packaged with escalation. He said the US would at some point seize Kharg Island and take total control of Iran's oil and gas industry, comparing the approach to its posture toward Venezuela. For those unaware, Kharg accounts for more than 90 percent of Iran's oil exports, so the threat is not symbolic. It is a claim on the single asset that keeps the Iranian economy breathing, which is already under significant strain.
The pattern of this conflict has been consistent since February. Pressure, pause, threat, and then negotiation conducted through the threat itself. The strikes have stopped for now. Whether that holds depends on what Tehran is willing to sign, and on whether Washington still treats the next agreement as a starting position rather than a settlement. While I've got you...
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Tweet of the Day
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A deal is near.
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Today in History
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This Day in History
TODAY IN HISTORY (June 12, 1964): Nelson Mandela receives a life sentence
On this day in 1964 Nelson Mandela and seven others were sentenced to life imprisonment for treason, sabotage, and conspiracy against South Africa's apartheid government. Mandela's long incarceration became a rallying point for the anti-apartheid movement and a powerful symbol of resistance. Released in 1990, he helped lead negotiations that ended apartheid and later became South Africa's first democratically elected president.
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