US_ New: CENTCOM: 'Traffic Continues to Flow' Through Strait, U.S. 'Monitoring Situation,' After Iran Claim (Becca Lower - REDSTATE)

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New: CENTCOM: 'Traffic Continues to Flow' Through Strait, U.S. 'Monitoring Situation,' After Iran Claim

By Becca Lower | 3:15 PM on June 20, 2026

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AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File


Earlier on Saturday morning, RedState shared the latest developments in the peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran ahead of planned meetings on Sunday:

The Trump administration’s interim agreement with Iran is already under serious strain. Iran’s joint military command announced Saturday that it has re-closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing continued Israeli military operations in Lebanon and what it characterized as American “bad faith” and a “clear breach of its commitments.”

The announcement came on Iranian state television, which warned that “if the aggression continues, subsequent steps have been planned.”

Vice President JD Vance, in a comment during an interview Saturday, threw the Iranian regime's claim about closing the strait into question:

Vice President JD Vance, speaking to Fox News Saturday morning, disputed Iran’s announcement, saying there is no evidence the Strait of Hormuz is actually closed despite Iranian state media reports to the contrary. U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are already in Switzerland, and Vance said he expects to join them within “the next couple of days.”

Read More: Iran Shuts Down the Strait of Hormuz Again, Says the U.S. Breached the Islamabad Deal 

Later on Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) issued a statement through spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins, asserting that "[t]raffic continues to flow" through the strait:

“Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic continues to flow, and U.S. forces are monitoring the situation to ensure this remains the case.”

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US_ Nestlé USA Completes Removal of Artificial Dyes From Its US Food, Beverage Lineup (Kimberly Hayek - THE EPOCH TIMES)

THE EPOCH TIMES

Nestlé USA Completes Removal of Artificial Dyes From Its US Food, Beverage Lineup

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. welcomed Nestlé’s move, while also urging all U.S. food manufacturers to eliminate synthetic dyes.

A logo is pictured on the Nestle research center at Vers-chez-les-Blanc in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Aug. 20, 2020. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Kimberly Hayek
6/20/2026|Updated: 6/20/2026

Nestlé USA announced on June 15 that it has completely eliminated food, drug, and cosmetic (FD&C) colors from all food and beverage products it sells in the United States.

The synthetic dyes, long used to brighten cereals, drink mixes, confections, and other items, have been replaced with natural alternatives, with Nestlé saying the substitutions were made without sacrificing taste, appearance, or quality.

“Last summer, we committed to accelerating the removal of FD&C colors from our U.S. food and beverage portfolio,” Nestlé USA CEO Martin Thompson said in a statement. “Today, I’m proud to share that we have fully eliminated them.”

Thompson called the work deliberate and consumer-focused.

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WORLD_ Beijing Wants to Wipe Taiwan Off the Map—This Man Is Making Sure Its People Can Survive | Enoch Wu (American Thought Leaders - THE EPOCH TIMES)

THE EPOCH TIMES

Beijing Wants to Wipe Taiwan Off the Map—This Man Is Making Sure Its People Can Survive | Enoch Wu

Wu is the founder of a non-profit that has trained tens of thousands of ordinary Taiwanese in crisis response, from trauma medicine to search and rescue.

VIDEO

American Thought Leaders
Jun-20-2026

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COLUMNISTS_ America Still Doesn’t Understand Chinese Espionage ( Wesley Alexander Hill - TOWNHALL)

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OPINION

America Still Doesn’t Understand Chinese Espionage



Wesley Alexander Hill | Jun 20, 2026

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.

AP Photo/Andy Wong


For many Westerners, discussions of Chinese influence operations focus on espionage, hacking, copyrights, or comparisons to Russian disinformation campaigns. Chinese Confucius Institutes are compared to Russia Today and other social media influence operations. Caustic commenters such as Chen Weihua are compared with Maria Zakharova or even Russian ex-president-turned online troll Dimitri Medvedev. But from culture to policy, Chinese influence operations are fundamentally misunderstood.

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TIPSHEET_ Trump Just Slapped Down This Iranian Scheme for Strait of Hormuz (Jeff Charles - TOWNHALL)

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TIPSHEET

Trump Just Slapped Down This Iranian Scheme for Strait of Hormuz

Jeff Charles | June 20, 2026 4:30 PM

AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein


President Donald Trump on Saturday affirmed that there will be no tolls in the Strait of Hormuz for the 60 days following the deal established between the U.S. and Iran to allow more time for negotiations.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote:

There will be NO TOLLS in the Hormuz Strait for 60 days during the Cease Fire Period, and there will be NO TOLLS after the 60 day period has expired, unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America, should the deal not be completed, for services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East for purposes of both past, present, and future reimbursement of costs.

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TECH_ Tech Investors Face New Reality: AI Runs on Debt, Power, Copper (James Morley III - NEWSMAX)

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Tech Investors Face New Reality: AI Runs on Debt, Power, Copper

VIDEO

By James Morley III | Saturday, 20 June 2026 02:29 PM EDT


The artificial intelligence boom is pushing tech investors into unfamiliar territory, CNBC reported Saturday.

For years, big tech companies could rely on huge cash reserves and steady profits.

That allowed investors to focus mostly on growth, software demand, and stock valuations. But the race to build AI data centers is changing that.

Now, investors must pay attention to more basic costs, including interest rates, copper wire, electricity, construction materials, and the debt needed to pay for massive data center projects.

“Tech investors are not as used to looking at rates,” Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer of One Point BFG Wealth Partners, said during a podcast interview.

The shift comes as Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta are expected to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on AI infrastructure.

These projects require land, chips, power lines, cooling systems, and huge amounts of electricity. They also require financing. 

That means higher interest rates can hurt even the biggest tech companies because borrowing money becomes more expensive.

CNBC noted that firms including Nvidia, Oracle, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta have been turning to debt markets to help fund AI expansion.

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US_ Trump Suggests Cuba Could Follow Venezuela's Path (NEWSMAX)

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Trump Suggests Cuba Could Follow Venezuela's Path

VIDEO

By Newsmax Wires | Saturday, 20 June 2026 12:57 PM EDT

President Donald Trump suggested Cuba could follow a path similar to Venezuela's, saying such a scenario is "possible" as his administration continues to shape its policy toward the communist-run island.

In an interview with Axios, Trump was asked whether a Cuba operation could unfold in a manner similar to the administration's recent efforts involving Venezuela.

"Possibly. It's possible," Trump said.

The president noted the geographic proximity of both countries to the United States, contrasting them with more distant foreign policy challenges.

"These places are close by. Whereas if you look at Iran, that's a very long trip," Trump said.

"Venezuela is relatively close and Cuba is a hopscotch."

Trump also pointed to what he sees as a major difference between the two countries: natural resources.

"Venezuela has oil. Cuba doesn't," he said.

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POLITICS_ Mark Rutte to Meet Trump at WH Amid NATO Friction (Jim Thomas - NEWSMAX)

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Mark Rutte to Meet Trump at WH Amid NATO Friction

VIDEO

By Jim Thomas | Friday, 19 June 2026 04:25 PM EDT

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will sit down with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, the alliance announced Friday, part of a three-day Washington visit aimed at steadying a relationship strained by U.S. moves to scale back its military commitments to European allies.

The trip, running Tuesday to Thursday, lands one week after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth used a Brussels ministerial to brand NATO a "paper tiger" and launch a six-month Pentagon review of U.S. force posture in Europe.

Hegseth told allied defense ministers the review would push the alliance "fast and irreversibly toward Europe leading," though he stopped short of committing to a troop drawdown.

Rutte will also meet senior administration officials during the visit and join an E5 leaders' meeting virtually from Washington, according to NATO.

On Thursday, he is set to see members of Congress and headline a discussion at the Atlantic Council.

The agenda is shadowed by a clear shift in U.S. posture.

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WORLD_ Sen. Graham Says It’s ‘Delusional’ to Think Post-War Iran Is Stronger (Jack Phillips - THE EPOCH TIMES)

THE EPOCH TIMES

Sen. Graham Says It’s ‘Delusional’ to Think Post-War Iran Is Stronger

The longtime Iran hawk said that he agrees with the Trump administration’s assessment of Iran’s degraded military capacity.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 7, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
6/19/2026|Updated: 6/19/2026

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a longtime Iran hawk, said that he agrees with President Donald Trump’s assessment that Iran’s military has been significantly degraded by U.S. strikes against the country, rebuffing claims that Tehran has become stronger after a memorandum of understanding was hashed out between the two countries this week.

“Completely agree with President Trump’s analysis that Iran’s capability to generate another October 7 or continue to be the largest state sponsor of terrorism on the planet has been massively degraded,” Graham wrote in a statement posted to X on Friday.

He said that “those who say Iran is stronger now than before” are effectively insulting the U.S. military’s ability, adding that Iran’s economy is “in shambles.” He was responding to a social media post made by Trump in which he said that Iran lacks a navy, air force, and other necessary equipment needed to defend itself.

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US_ Risk-Taking Epoch Times Journalist Wins 2 First-Place Photo Awards (Janice Hisle - THE EPOCH TIMES)

THE EPOCH TIMES

Risk-Taking Epoch Times Journalist Wins 2 First-Place Photo Awards

Presenters acknowledged John Fredricks put himself at risk as he documented anti-cartel police operations in Mexico and violent protests in Portland, Oregon.

John Fredricks' award winning feature photo documenting anti-cartel police operations in Sonora, Mexico, on April 15, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
6/19/2026|Updated: 6/19/2026

Epoch Times journalist John Fredricks won two first-place awards for images captured during two dangerous assignments last year.

On June 18, California’s Orange County Press Club awarded him “Best Feature Photo” for documenting anti-cartel police operations in Sonora, Mexico.

Fredricks also won “Best Photo Essay” for covering activists’ repeated clashes with police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Portland, Oregon.

“It was definitely a hot year for news,” Fredricks told a fellow Epoch Times reporter in a June 18 interview.

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