From Iran, to the Cash Register and Ballot Box “The Sunday Political Brunch” - June 21, 2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!!! There were many developments in the war with Iran this week, along with key political races. Let’s “brunch” on that and more this week.

“Iran Deal” – Iran and the U.S. say they’ve achieved a peace agreement. One possible deal breaker is that Iran is insisting that Israel pull out of Lebanon. Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, “Without the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they occupied during this war, the war has not fully come to an end.” However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces would remain in Lebanon “as long as necessary.” President Trump insists that Iran must give up any plans for nuclear weapons. Trump also surprised people by saying he’d be willing to let Congress review the deal. Trump said, “But yeah, I never thought about sending, never even thought about it, but I will. I will send it to Congress. I like the idea.” Early Friday peace talks with the U.S. and Iran broke off again, after more