May 21, 2026
Axios Announces Date For New Attack On Iran
June 10 2025
Trump told Netanyahu he still wants to defuse Iran crisis with talks, not bombs– Barak Ravid / Axios
President Trump stressed after a three-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that he wants to keep pursuing a deal with Iran rather than moving to military action at this time.
June 13 2025
In Twist, U.S. Diplomacy Served as Cover for Israeli Surprise Attack(archived) – WSJ
U.S. negotiations with Iran aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear program were widely seen as an important way to preserve regional peace. They ended up being the perfect cover for a surprise Israeli attack.
Trump to Netanyahu: U.S. prefers deal with Iran to war, for now – Barak Ravid / Axios
President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their Monday phone call that he believes there’s a chance of reaching a nuclear deal with Iran and he therefore opposes military action at this time, an Israeli official and a U.S. official tell Axios.
February 28 2026
Yet another mid-talks attack suggests Trump was never serious about peace – Guardian
The attack mounted jointly by Israel and the US on Iran had been planned for months, but the timing, in the midst of negotiations between Iran and the US, will again raise questions about whether Washington was ever serious about striking a deal with Tehran.
New Iran peace proposal triggers tense Trump-Netanyahu call – Barak Ravid / Axios
Trump continues to say he thinks a deal can be reached but that he’s ready to resume the war if it isn’t.
May 22-26 2026
Planning trades? Here’s the Memorial Day stock market blackout – Palm Beach Post
U.S. bond market will close early on Friday
The New York Stock Exchange will be closed on Monday, May 25, and will reopen for trading at normal hours, 9:30 a.m. ET to 4 p.m., on Tuesday, May 26.
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The U.S. bond market will close early, at 2 p.m. EDT, on Friday, May 22, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and remain closed on Monday. The bond market will reopen at normal hours on Tuesday.
h/t Hamidreza Azizi