Four Fingers News — Monday, June 15, 2026

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Monday, June 15, 2026
FROM THE EDITOR · June 15, 2026
Day 108. For three months “imminent” kept slipping its leash; this morning it finally has a date and an address — Friday, in Switzerland. A deal’s reached: blockade lifted, Hormuz reopening toll-free, the ceasefire stretched another sixty days. I’ve been the skeptic in this chair since February, so forgive me if I wait for the ink to dry Friday before I believe it. Israel already says the memorandum “does not bind” it and won’t leave Lebanon — proxies don’t sign anything. But oil believes: crude down almost six percent overnight, the market finally pricing the strait open instead of shut. That’s the tell that’s mattered all war. Glasses up — carefully.
— T.
The Run Down
DAY 108
US and Iran Reach a Deal to End the War; Hormuz Set to Reopen
On the 108th day of the war, the United States and Iran announced an agreement to halt the fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with a formal signing set for Friday in Switzerland.
MARKETS
Oil Slides on the Iran Deal; Fed Decides Wednesday
Crude opened the week lower on the agreement — WTI near $81, off about 5% — as US stocks reopened Monday following Friday’s record SpaceX debut.
WHITE HOUSE
Trump Marks His 80th With UFC Fights on the White House Lawn
President Trump turned 80 on Sunday and staged “UFC Freedom 250,” a seven-bout card on the South Lawn billed as a kickoff to the country’s 250th anniversary, before a crowd of more than 4,000.
UKRAINE
Russian Strikes Kill Rescuers in Kharkiv, Ignite a Kyiv Landmark
A Russian barrage of 70 missiles and more than 600 drones overnight killed five rescuers in Kharkiv — a second strike hit them as they fought an earlier blaze — and wounded at least 20 in Kyiv.
STANLEY CUP
Carolina Wins Its Second Cup, Blanking Vegas in Game 6
The Hurricanes blanked Vegas 3–0 on Sunday night in Las Vegas to close the series in six and raise their first Stanley Cup since 2006.
NORTHWEST
Record Heat Hits Western Washington as Seattle Opens Its World Cup
Seattle is forecast to reach about 90 degrees Monday, which would break the June 15 record of 88 set in 1963, and the National Weather Service has a heat advisory up through the day.
WORLD CUP
Germany Routs Curaçao 7–1; Netherlands Held by Japan
Germany overwhelmed Curaçao 7–1 on Sunday and Sweden beat Tunisia 5–1, while the Netherlands settled for a 2–2 draw with Japan.
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