Four Fingers News — Saturday, June 20, 2026
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Saturday, June 20, 2026
FROM THE EDITOR · June 20, 2026
Day 113. Longest day of the year — the sun refuses to quit, and so, apparently, does this war. I’ll give the deal the one thing that’s ever mattered to me: the tankers are moving. CENTCOM counted twenty-five crossings through Hormuz on Thursday, and that’s a number I can’t argue with. Ships move — that was always the test, and they passed it. Everything else is still paper: a “signed MOU” that’s really a 60-day window to a maybe-end, a Lebanon truce the US and Qatar had to re-broker through Tehran before it took the whole thing down, a formal signing that already collapsed once and now needs Witkoff and Kushner flying to Switzerland to revive it. I’m glad the oil’s flowing. Not glad enough to call it over. Leave the bottle.
— T.
The Run Down
THE DEAL
Witkoff Heads to Switzerland to Join Kushner; Talks Back On After Friday’s Postponement
A day after Tehran pulled out of the first negotiating round over fighting in southern Lebanon, the table is being set again: White House envoy Steve Witkoff is en route to Bürgenstock to join Jared Kushner, and Switzerland says the talks are “ongoing” while declining to name who is in the room.
HORMUZ
Strait Reopens on Paper; Tankers Wait on the Water
The accord reopens the Strait of Hormuz toll-free for at least 60 days, but roughly 54 supertankers are still anchored inside the Gulf and shippers say clearing the backlog will take weeks.
LEBANON
Israel and Hezbollah Renew Truce After a Deadly Friday
A renewed ceasefire took hold Friday afternoon after a flare-up killed four Israeli soldiers and at least 47 people in southern Lebanon, by the Lebanese Health Ministry’s count.
MARKETS
Wall Street Reopens Monday After the Juneteenth Close
US stock and bond markets sat out Friday for Juneteenth and return Monday near record highs, after the Fed’s hawkish hold this week.
WORLD CUP
US Beats Australia; Türkiye Crashes Out
The hosts took their second group match 2–0 over Australia on Friday.
SCOTUS
Term’s Final Stretch, Biggest Cases Still Out
The Court is clearing opinions as the term closes, with the heaviest unresolved — birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara, Temporary Protected Status, transgender-athlete bans, gun rights.
NORTHWEST
Red Sox Hand Seattle a 3–1 Loss
Boston opened its series at T-Mobile Park with a 3–1 win Friday, a day after the Mariners had blanked Baltimore.
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