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HISTORIC: Day 111 — THE WAR IS OVER, Trump Signs MOU at Versailles Two Days Early, Pezeshkian Signs in Tehran — 1930s Radio Broadcast | June 18, 2026
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This is the Winrad Broadcasting Service daily news bulletin for Thursday, June the eighteenth, 2026 — Day 111 of what was, until last night, the war with Iran. The war is over. Today's report: * TRUMP physically signed MOU during candlelit dinner with Macron at PALACE OF VERSAILLES Wednesday night — TWO DAYS EARLY * Iranian President MASOUD PEZESHKIAN signed in Tehran (not Speaker Ghalibaf as previously expected) * Macron at Versailles: "bravo, good job, great job" * Trump emerging from palace: "It's signed. We signed it in Versailles. We just signed it" * MOU IN EFFECT IMMEDIATELY — two days earlier than originally planned * White House: "On Sunday, the MOU was signed digitally by VP Vance and Speaker Ghalibaf and witnessed by President Trump. Now, it has been signed by President Trump and President Pezeshkian" * Friday Geneva formal signing ceremony CANCELED * Iran FM spokesman Baghaei: Implementation talks Friday in Geneva still set to happen (per Switzerland) * Pakistani PM Sharif confirmed signing — deal "enters into force with immediate effect" * SENIOR US OFFICIAL READ MOU TEXT to reporters: "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding" * MOU 14 points, key provisions: * GOP CRITICISM: * Trump (Truth Social Thursday): Critics are "jealous, bad people, or stupid" * Trump: Stopped war to "avoid an economic catastrophe" * Trump at G7 closing presser: "It's unfair" for Iran to lack ballistic missiles * Trump: Will "go back to dropping bombs" if Iran breaches the accord * VANCE (NYT interview): Israeli "weird panic" and "freakout" — "they assume that everything that is contemplated that is good for Iran will happen — but that will happen without the Iranians changing any behavior" * Vance: "It is a regional peace deal. It's going to include the Gulf. It's going to include Israel. It's going to include Lebanon" * Israeli officials privately: MOU Article 1 ends military leverage over Iran and potentially deprives Israel of capacity to defend itself * HEZBOLLAH CLAIMED VICTORY: Defeated 4-day Israeli ground offensive at Kfar Tebnit near Nabatieh — forced retreat with helicopters under smoke screens * IDF published NEW MAP showing expanded zone of control several KM deeper than April buffer * Iranian negotiator Ghalibaf (state TV): "Everything we sought to achieve through military action, we obtained several times over through negotiation; it was not even comparable" * Ghalibaf: Iran will charge ships crossing Hormuz after 60-day fee-free period * S&P 500 hit RECORD HIGH closing above 7,700 first time * Oil prices tumbling * EU Kaja Kallas: Lifting sanctions could be addressed but "we are not there yet" * UK Jenny Chapman visited Beirut today supporting Lebanon stability * China Wang Yi welcomed deal at Beijing press conference * Iran posted: "document was signed digitally and remotely by the presidents of Iran and the U.S. in the early hours of Thursday, June 18, 2026" * Death toll: Iran ~3,468 (incl 376 children); Lebanon ~4,000; Israel 40+ (24 soldiers); US 13 KIA, 365 wounded; 3 Indian sailors * Khamenei funeral begins July 4, burial July 9 Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy's Beef Stew. Tender chuck cubes braised in red wine and broth with carrots, potatoes, and onions. "The supper that has fed American families through every kind of season." 📰 THE DAILY DISPATCH — Get this bulletin in your inbox every morning, free: https://winradradio.substack.com/ [https://winradradio.substack.com/] This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. All facts sourced from verified journalism. The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated.
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