Today in News History

On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 632, Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king (shah) of the Persian Empire. He becomes the last ruler of the Sasanian dynasty (modern Iran). In 1871, The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology). In 1897, A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later. In 1933, The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed in the United States, allowing businesses to avoid antitrust prosecution if they establish voluntary wage, price, and working condition regulations on an industry-wide basis. In 1944, George Stinney, wrongfully convicted African-American teenager (born 1929) passed away. In 1981, US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979-81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor. In 2000, The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22 years after its issuance, and completely withdrew from Lebanon. The Resolution does not encompass the Shebaa farms, which is claimed by Israel, Syria and Lebanon. In 2010, Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco. In 2012, Jorge Lankenau, Mexican banker and businessman (born 1944) passed away. In 2015, American businessman Donald Trump announces his campaign to run for President of the United States in the upcoming election. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Trump's Iran deal already in jeopardy as key provision may be illegal: analysis

Raw Story

June 16, 2026

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Trump's Iran deal already in jeopardy as key provision may be illegal: analysis

President Donald Trump's controversial Iran deal may already be about to hit a brick wall — and it's all thanks to rules Trump and his own congressional allies put in place.According to Punchbowl News, Trump's State Department triggered a provision in the 2024 Ukraine-Israel supplemental funding bill that prevents the president from removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).This could be a huge problem for the specific aspect of the memorandum of understanding with Iran that requires the U.S. to give sanctions relief, Andrew Desiderio noted on X.In 2024, he said, senators slipped a provision into the 2024 Ukraine supplemental that requires State to tell Congress every 180 days if the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps perpetrated drone attacks against Americans, and if so, the IRGC can’t be removed from the Foreign Terrorist Organization list for four years. The IRGC being delisted would almost certainly be required to implement the broad sanctions relief the admin has outlined, he continued.The problem is, Last April, the State Dept formally told Congress that the IRGC had indeed attacked Americans w/ drones, adding that this is 'sufficient to meet the statutory criteria' to bar removal of IRGC from FTO list for 4 years, said Desiderio.Trump theoretically has the power to waive this rule if it's deemed vital to national security, Desiderio added — but that would be a tough sell for Republicans, who near-universally backed Trump's original decision to declare the IRGC a foreign terrorist organization in the first place.

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