US judge limits enforcement of Idaho’s transgender bathroom access law

2026-06-17 02:13:36 UTC / Reuters

By Steve Gorman

June 17, 2026 2:13 AM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

• Idaho ‘bathroom bill’ considered most restrictive in US
• Law restricts public restroom use according to birth sex
• Judge backs argument that law is constitutionally vague

June 16 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday barred Idaho from fully enforcing a new state law making it a crime, punishable by up to five years in prison, for transgender people ​to use public restrooms whose designations differ from their sex assigned at birth.

The Idaho statute, the most restrictive among various laws enacted in ‌about 20 U.S. states limiting access of transgender people to bathrooms conforming with their gender identity, was due to go into effect on July 1.

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But U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford, sitting in Boise, the state capital, granted a preliminary injunction curtailing the measure’s enforcement while a class-action lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the statute proceeds.

Brailsford’s order allows transgender individuals to continue using single-stall restrooms matching their gender ​identity, or to use a multi-stall restroom when a single-stall facility is not available on the same floor of a building.

Otherwise, the state is free ​to enforce the law as it applies to multi-user bathrooms, as well as to portions of the law covering public ⁠locker rooms and shower facilities, which were not subject to the court challenge.

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While the plaintiffs sought a narrowly tailored injunction temporarily barring only what they viewed as ​the most onerous parts of the statute, they are seeking a final court ruling that would throw out all restroom restrictions in their entirety.

The thrust of the lawsuit ​argues that the statute violates the plaintiffs’ rights to due process, equal protection and privacy under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

In her 30-page opinion, Brailsford sided with the plaintiffs on the question of due process, finding them likely to prevail on their claim that law enforcement provisions of the measure are unconstitutionally vague.

That finding alone was sufficient, she said, to override ​the state’s public safety arguments and issue an injunction without yet considering plaintiffs’ privacy and equal protection claims.

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JUDGE NOT SWAYED BY STATE’S SAFETY CLAIMS

Proponents of the new ​law have asserted that its aim is to make public bathrooms safer and to prevent sexual assault or voyeurism in women’s restrooms by men posing as transgender.

The judge agreed that the ‌state has ⁠a valid interest in “promoting bodily privacy and protecting women and children in public restrooms from those who may seek to do harm,” but ruled that those concerns can be addressed by existing criminal laws “without infringing upon plaintiffs’ constitutional rights.”

The plaintiffs have argued that rather than make public restrooms safer, the measure will instead expose transgender people to “likely violence, harassment and psychological harm.”

The Republican-controlled Idaho legislature “relied on inaccurate beliefs and stereotypes about transgender people” in crafting the statute, “conflating transgender people with sexual predators,” the lawsuit ​asserts.

Idaho is one of about 20 states ​with some form of bathroom access ⁠restrictions for transgender people on the books, according to a tally by the Movement Advancement Project, a think tank that advocates for LGBTQ rights.

Just three other states besides Idaho – Utah, Kansas and Florida – use the threat of incarceration to enforce such ​laws. But Idaho’s measure is broader in scope and carries tougher criminal penalties than the others.

The statute makes it a ​crime to enter a ⁠restroom, changing room or shower designated for the opposite biological sex in government buildings, restaurants, stores and other private businesses when those facilities are open to the public.

The first offense under the new restrictions would be a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail, while a second offense within five years would be a felony, carrying ⁠a maximum ​five-year prison sentence.

Idaho passed two previous laws curbing access to bathrooms in public schools and on college ​campuses to students whose birth sex corresponds to the gender designation of the facility in question, and seeks to enforce those by allowing students to sue if they encounter a transgender person in violation.

Both ​those statutes are under legal challenge and remain in effect as they wend their way through the courts.

Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Kate Mayberry

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美国特拉华州医院发生枪击事件 致一死一伤

2026年6月17日 10:52 / 联合早报

美国特拉华州医院发生枪击事件 致一死一伤

6月16日，美国特拉华州威尔明顿发生枪击事件。警方仍在搜捕枪手，但封锁措施已经解除。 （路透社）

美国特拉华州威尔明顿市一家医院星期二（6月16日）发生枪击事件，造成一人死亡，一人受伤。事件发生后，警方迅速在市中心部署大量警力，并一度实施封锁。

《纽约时报》报道，威尔明顿警察局局长坎波斯星期二晚上在新闻发布会上说，枪击事件发生在当地时间下午3时30分左右（新加坡时间17日凌晨3时30分）。

警方仍在搜捕枪手，但封锁已经解除。

当局说，他们暂不公布第二名受害者的伤情以及两名受害者的姓名。

发生枪击事件的威尔明顿医院是一家拥有321张床位的大型创伤中心。

市长卡尼在新闻发布会上说：“这对我们这座城市来说是可怕的一天。如果说有什么地方应该成为远离暴力的避难所，那就是这里（指威尔明顿医院）。”

特拉华州参议员库恩斯在社交媒体上说，他正在密切关注事态发展。

“我为所有人的安全祈祷，包括患者、医护人员、急救人员和执法人员。”

美国特拉华州医院发生枪击事件 致一死一伤

2026年6月17日 10:52 / 联合早报

美国特拉华州医院发生枪击事件 致一死一伤

6月16日，美国特拉华州威尔明顿发生枪击事件。警方仍在搜捕枪手，但封锁措施已经解除。 （路透社）

美国特拉华州威尔明顿市一家医院星期二（6月16日）发生枪击事件，造成一人死亡，一人受伤。事件发生后，警方迅速在市中心部署大量警力，并一度实施封锁。

《纽约时报》报道，威尔明顿警察局局长坎波斯星期二晚上在新闻发布会上说，枪击事件发生在当地时间下午3时30分左右（新加坡时间17日凌晨3时30分）。

警方仍在搜捕枪手，但封锁已经解除。

当局说，他们暂不公布第二名受害者的伤情以及两名受害者的姓名。

发生枪击事件的威尔明顿医院是一家拥有321张床位的大型创伤中心。

市长卡尼在新闻发布会上说：“这对我们这座城市来说是可怕的一天。如果说有什么地方应该成为远离暴力的避难所，那就是这里（指威尔明顿医院）。”

特拉华州参议员库恩斯在社交媒体上说，他正在密切关注事态发展。

“我为所有人的安全祈祷，包括患者、医护人员、急救人员和执法人员。”

Trump administration further dismantles Education Department

June 16, 2026 8:55 PM UTC / Reuters

By Kanishka Singh

The U.S. Department of Education building, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration said on Tuesday it was moving some oversight of special education and ​civil rights enforcement away from the U.S. Education Department ‌as it further dismantled the agency.

Here are some details:

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• The Education Department said the Justice Department will handle civil rights enforcement and student privacy ​protection and the Department of Health and Human Services ​will handle special education initiatives for students with disabilities.
• Late ⁠last year, the Education Department announced new partnerships with ​other federal departments to share or transfer the functions it ​performed.
• Trump promised during his 2024 election campaign to dismantle the Education Department, saying he aimed to shrink the federal government’s role in education ​in favor of more control by the states.
• The Trump administration ​has gutted staffing at the agency.
• The Education Department’s statement on Tuesday said ‌its ⁠latest actions aim to “reduce federal bureaucracy.”
• Trump’s dismantling of the Education Department has been criticized by education advocates while civil rights advocates have been critical of his crackdown on diversity initiatives in ​the government ​and private sector.
• Trump ⁠has used the Education Department and other federal agencies to launch probes against universities and ​schools over a range of issues like ​pro-Palestinian protests ⁠against Israel’s assault on Gaza, diversity practices, climate initiatives and transgender policies.
• Civil rights advocates have also condemned Trump’s reshaping of cultural and historical institutions, ⁠saying his ​actions and executive orders are reversing ​decades of social progress and undermining the acknowledgment of critical phases of American ​history.

Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Nia Williams

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17 horses killed in barn fire at Saratoga Casino Hotel Harness Track

June 16, 2026 / 7:49 PM EDT / CBS News

By Jordan Freiman
Jordan Freiman is a news editor for CBSNews.com. He covers breaking news, trending stories, sports and crime. Jordan has previously worked at Spin and Death and Taxes.

A barn fire at the Saratoga Casino Hotel Harness Track in Saratoga Springs, New York, killed 17 horses and injured another early Tuesday morning, fire and casino officials said.

The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. in the backstretch area of the harness racetrack, the casino said. Of the 17 horses that were killed, 11 belonged to trainer Robyn Mongiardo and six belonged to trainer Timothy Benson.

No people were killed or injured.

The Saratoga Casino Hotel is not related to or affiliated with Saratoga Race Course, which is located across the street and is where the Belmont Stakes have been held for the last three years while Belmont Park was under construction.

The casino said the fire was contained before it could spread and only affected the one barn. Officials from both race tracks and emergency responders helped evacuate other horses being housed at other nearby facilities, Saratoga Casino Hotel said. The casino said around 350 horses are usually housed in the backstretch area.

“The loss suffered today is heartbreaking for our racing community,” Saratoga Casino Hotel CEO Sam Gerrity said in a statement. “Our thoughts remain with Robyn, Tim, their teams, the horse owners, and everyone affected by this tragedy. We are deeply grateful to the security personnel, first responders, and racing staff whose swift actions helped protect the horses and people in the surrounding barns.”

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear and is under investigation, the Saratoga Springs Fire Department said.

Saratoga Casino Hotel said it will be working with Saratoga Hospital to help provide grief counseling for trainers, caretakers and owners who were affected by the horses’ deaths.

“This is a sobering day in our industry, a horse person’s worst nightmare. We express our deep condolences to all impacted and thank all emergency responders and track workers for their quick response,” said Henry Westbrook, president of the Saratoga Harness Horseperson’s Association.

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‘We want to get this thing over with’: How Trump officials overcame skepticism of Iran to reach an agreement

2026-06-16T20:08:14.924Z / CNN

Over the past two weeks, President Donald Trump’s national security team met nearly every day to discuss an evolving agreement to end the Iran war, with many concerned that Tehran would not hold up its end of the bargain, administration officials directly involved in the negotiations said.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were among the “most pessimistic” about whether the Iranians would honor their commitments to make substantive concessions on their nuclear program, even if they agreed to negotiate on that issue, one of the officials said. But at various points, nearly ever senior official — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance and Trumps envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — raised serious reservations, the officials said.

They ultimately reached Trump-driven consensus: “We want to get this thing over with,” an administration official directly involved in the talks told CNN. During an internal meeting at the White House roughly two weeks ago, they decided to press for a general agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and outline a broad framework on dismantling Iran’s nuclear program. None ultimately opposed moving forward on that, an official involved in the talks said, and the administration decided to reassess where things stand during a 60-day period for highly-technical talks.

“The consensus of the team was we want to get this thing over with, and the deal is the way to do it in a way that maximizes our upside and minimizes our downside,” the official said. “That was sort of the way that we approached it, and all of us have different concerns and different questions.”

The president’s view, another person familiar with the matter said, was key.

“We ended the war because Donald Trump wanted to end the war, and felt like he had enough to end the war,” the person said. “The entire administration is aligned on ending this.”

The internal debate and discussion had raged for weeks, and Ratcliffe, in particular, offered blunt assessments of what he viewed as Iran’s possible duplicitousness, officials said. One source said that, at times, Ratcliffe has pointed out that the intelligence the CIA has collected on Iran does not line up with the commitments Iran is making to the US, both in official and back-channel conversations. But that source added: “The director wasn’t taking a position. He doesn’t take policy positions.”

“Obviously he gives deference to Vance and Witkoff and Kushner — they’re the ones doing the actual negotiations. He’s not negotiating at all, he’s not a policymaker. He provides the intelligence backdrop to those negotiations,” the source said.

Another US official said virtually everyone shared Ratcliffe’s skepticism of Iran. “They lie like we breathe,” said one US official, “so we expect that.”

The official said, though, that intelligence of an opposing side’s private view of a deal is “always lagging” and generally indicates wariness of negotiations.

“They end up, like, talking about every way they can avoid doing the deal, and then if we’re skilled, we’re able to get them to a place where they have no choice but to do the deal we want,” the official said.

The US official said the Iranians were privately “telling us all the right things,” which helped persuade the administration to move forward.

“Whether they are being honest is a question, whether they have the political ability and maneuver in their system is a question, but I think that the consensus view was that we should proceed to this phase,” the official said.

A Pentagon spokesman said Hegseth was aligned with Trump’s goals. “Of course, Secretary Hegseth supports the Peace Deal with Iran and all of President Trump’s objectives,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told CNN in a statement.

A White House official said in a statement: “President Trump listens to all opinions on any given issue — but everyone understands he is the final decisionmaker. This MOU meets all of the redlines that the administration has long articulated by ensuring that Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon, they cannot keep their highly enriched uranium, and they cannot hold the world’s energy supply hostage. The President will only agree to a good deal for the American people, and both this MOU and a final agreement will ensure the short- and long-term safety and security of the United States.”

The CIA declined to comment.

Inside the West Wing, many senior officials had long been pushing for an off-ramp from the war, motivated by a wide range of factors.

Members of Trump’s political team advocated for a way out to protect vulnerable Republicans ahead of the November midterm elections and the president’s political legacy. Treasury Scott Bessent shared concerns over the war’s detrimental impact on the economy. Energy Secretary Chris Wright was wary of the effects to the world’s energy industry, officials familiar with the matter said.

“There was broad acknowledgement that if this went on, it was going to get even worse,” one source familiar with the talks said.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is viewed internally as a leading voice in wanting to end the war, the officials said. She has repeatedly told White House advisers to be more honest with the president about the realities of the war and more vocal in their perspectives so he has all the necessary information to make his decision, officials said.

One source said she wanted to “wrap this up for a long time.”

Witkoff and Kushner, who have been at the forefront of direct negotiations with Middle Eastern mediators and the Iranians over the course of the war, were viewed internally as more optimistic about the possibility of reaching a deal, though they also had approached Iran’s dedication to the nuclear provisions with a dose of skepticism.

“But not a single person stepped up and said no, this is a bad idea. Everybody was pretty much on board, like, ‘yeah, let’s make this deal, let’s open the straits, and then let’s see where we are in a few months,’” an administration official said.

Trump, too, very much wanted the war to end. Officials argued that the president’s very vocal and public criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the G7 summit this week shows how personally invested he has become in ending the war. Trump has been incredibly frustrated with what he views as Netanyahu acting to undermine the agreement, they said.

The administration official said the administration essentially decided two weeks ago on the broad outlines of a deal it would find palatable. “If we can open the straits, if we can get some commitments on the nuclear material, and if we can make sure that we don’t have to give anything until they give everything — that basic three-part structure was agreed upon as of a couple of weeks ago,” the official said. They then worked to get Iran to commit.

“We were focused on Iran,” Trump said Tuesday. “That’s going to be in the back, in the rearview mirror.”

No text of a deal has yet been released, and the administration already has faced criticism from some GOP hawks. It’s been Vance, one of the war’s most vocal internal skeptics, who was left to sell it to the public, with one Vance official noting he already had a series of media interviews scheduled to promote his new book.

The vice president said on the “Megyn Kelly Show” Tuesday that “delicate diplomatic” considerations were stopping the US from releasing the text of the agreement, because mediators had asked the US “to sequence this in the right way.” And while he defended its terms, he also suggested the US was in a good position even if Iran ultimately walked away.

“But if they don’t comply with the deal, the straits are still open, we’ve still done incredible damage to their nuclear program, and it’s really, you know, we can get on with our lives as a country,” he said.

US Senate narrowly blocks new bid to rein in Trump war powers

2026-06-16 21:12:36 / reuters.com

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WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly blocked the latest Democratic-led effort to end the Iran war until it is authorized by Congress, the ​ninth by Democrats since Israel and the United States began their air ‌attacks on Iran in February.

The Senate voted by 48-47 to block the resolution under the war powers law, which followed a framework agreement announced this week by the White House and Tehran ​for a further ceasefire and talks to end the conflict.

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The vote was ​largely along party lines, as Republicans Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins ⁠of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rand Paul of Kentucky voted with ​most Democrats in favor, and Democratic Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voted no along with ​most Republicans.

Five senators – Republicans Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Josh Hawley of Missouri, Democrats Michael Bennet of Colorado and Cory Booker of New Jersey and independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont – did not ​vote.

The vote came as lawmakers waited for President Donald Trump’s administration to provide them with details ​about a memorandum of understanding announced by Trump on Sunday to end the war.

Democrats and some of Trump’s ‌fellow ⁠Republicans have called on the administration to provide them specifics about the plan, with Democrats especially saying they feel they have been left in the dark.

Trump’s Republicans hold slim majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives. The House also recently backed a resolution ​that would end ​the Iran war.

The resolution ⁠blocked in the Senate procedural vote on Tuesday was sponsored by Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia.

In a sign of lawmakers’ frustration ​with the continuing conflict, the Senate on May 19 voted to ​advance the ⁠eighth war powers resolution introduced by Democrats, as the same four Republicans voted with every Democrat except Fetterman in favor of moving ahead.

That measure, led by Senator Tim Kaine of ⁠Virginia, ​faces another procedural vote before coming up for a ​vote on passage in the Senate. Congressional aides said its sponsors were still working on gathering support, ​while waiting for more information about peace negotiations.

Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Cynthia Osterman

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Patricia Zengerle has reported from more than 20 countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China. An award-winning Washington-based national security and foreign policy reporter who also has worked as an editor, Patricia has appeared on NPR, C-Span and other programs, spoken at the National Press Club and attended the Hoover Institution Media Roundtable. She is a recipient of the Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence.

姆巴佩双响破法国进球纪录 助队3比1擒塞内加尔夺世界杯开门红

2026年6月17日 06:53 / 联合早报

姆巴佩（10号）在下半场后半段梅开二度，超越吉鲁成为法国历史第一射脚。 （路透社）

（东拉瑟福德综合电）姆巴佩（Mbappe）梅开二度成法国第一射脚，带领球队新加坡时间星期三（6月17日）凌晨在世界杯I组首轮小组赛3比1击败塞内加尔，为冲击队史第三座世界杯冠军打响了头炮。

在上半场只有一脚射门零射正后，法国在下半场找回状态。第99次为法国出场的姆巴佩在第66分钟和96分钟各进一球，使得他累积了58个法国国家队进球，超越吉鲁（Giroud）的57球成为队史第一。他在世界杯的进球总数也达到14球，距离排名第一的德国射脚克洛泽（Klose）只差两球。

巴尔科拉（Barcola）也在第82分钟为法国扩大比分。他的巴黎圣日耳曼（PSG）俱乐部队友姆巴耶（Mbaye）则在第95分钟为塞内加尔扳回一球，但姆巴佩随即远射破门，让塞内加尔追平的希望破灭。

姆巴佩（蓝衣）的这记远射进球，帮助法国锁定胜局。（路透社）

姆巴佩赛后说：“我踢球是为了在我的国家历史上留下印记，并帮助我的球队赢得世界杯。我认为我们还没有完全进入状态，但能以一场胜利开启一项赛事总是好的。这会让你稍微安心一些，尽管在世界杯上你永远无法真正放松。”

对于这场胜仗，法国主帅德尚说：“这是一种解脱，我们开局有点忐忑，有点紧张，但我们面对的是一支不错的球队。”

法国曾在2002年的世界杯小组赛第一场0比1输给塞内加尔，结果在当时作为前届冠军和热门球队的情况下，在小组赛就惨遭淘汰。所幸他们这次没有重蹈覆辙，顺利全取三分。他们将在6月23日的下一轮比赛对垒伊拉克。

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US officials downplay text of the Iran agreement, saying it doesn’t account for back-channel commitments

2026-06-16T22:50:40.020Z / CNN

US negotiators are working to quickly release the text of the agreement between Washington and Tehran, even as they downplay the significance of the specific language in the document, US officials told CNN.

The officials described the text of the agreement as incredibly vague, mainly intended to create a more favorable environment for the highly technical, in-person talks to come. They added that the framework is aimed at providing Iran the ability to sell it politically to their internal audience.

Additionally, the officials said that the text of the memorandum of understanding — which Vice President JD Vance told CNN Monday is one-and-a-half pages long — didn’t reflect critical back-channel commitments Iran has made to the US, which they argued gave them more confidence in signing on to the arrangement.

“People shouldn’t read too much into the language of the MOU,” one of the officials said, describing the agreement as a “political document.”

“What’s more important than the actual document is the understandings we have with each other, and that’s why it’s important to get it done, that we can create the environment to go and talk about all these things, because it basically says we will release sanctions, we will do a deal with nuclear, we will unfreeze funds,” the same official said. “But we’ll release sanctions when, you know, based on progress. We’ll release funds once we’ve agreed on the mechanisms to do so.”

The official added that the president’s team of negotiators “came up with language that allows (Iran) to say what they need to say for their domestic politics.”

But that dynamic risks severe backlash to the Trump administration back home. Officials have worked for months to come to an agreement with Iran, looking to end a deeply unpopular war without a clear endgame that has sent gas prices skyrocketing. Already, conservative hawks have been demanding to see the framework, suspicious that President Donald Trump and his administration gave away too much in the name of ending the war.

The text of the agreement does not describe in specific detail what commitments Iran has made on its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, according to a person who saw the text and described it to CNN, even though Trump and other officials have insisted the US will oversee its destruction. Instead, the agreement states in broad terms that Iran “reiterates that it will never produce nuclear weapons,” a commitment Tehran also made in the 2015 nuclear deal with the Obama administration.

However, US officials argued that Iran has “backchanneled” to the US that they will offer the concessions the Trump administration is looking for. That includes US involvement in the destruction of the enriched materials on site in coordination with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The officials said such a concession is not stated explicitly in the document.

By contrast, the text does spell out in some detail what financial relief Iran can expect if it fulfills its commitments, including the ability to tap into a $300 billion development fund in the future, according to the officials. Both Trump and Vance have been adamant that the fund will not be financed by American dollars.

The text is less clear about the unfreezing of Iranian assets, saying only that they will be released and made “fully available” when progress is made during further rounds of negotiations, without spelling out a timeline.

The agreement also specifies Iran will be able to sell its oil and petrochemical products as soon as the memorandum of understanding is signed, and that the US will issue sanction waivers to allow it to reap financial benefit from the sales.

Asked about the sanction waivers, a US official called the agreement “performance-based,” and said Iran would “only access any benefits of the MOU if they abide by all of the points they agreed to — including no nuclear weapon, neutralizing its enriched material, and not interfering with the free flow of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.”

While the US has not released the text of the deal publicly, copies of the agreement have been circulating among European and other G7 officials gathered in France for this week’s Group of 7 summit, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Leaders have pressed Trump for clarity on certain points during meetings held in the alpine resort Évian-les-Bains.

The secrecy surrounding the text of the agreement has drawn blowback even from some of Trump’s allies, who have questioned why a framework that has already been signed must remain under wraps. Publicly, Vance has said the US wants to release the agreement, but that there was “diplomatic procedure” at play and Iran and mediating countries wanted to “sequence” the “roll out.”

“The Qataris and the Pakistanis have been mediating this entire negotiation with the Iranians, and they’ve asked us effectively to sequence the way that we roll this out,” he told Fox News on Tuesday.

In private, some Trump officials are eager to release the text of the agreement to the public, the sources said, but have given Iran leeway to allow their internal processes to proceed.

“We want the text to be out there. They asked us to wait until Friday to put it out, but we’re asking if we could put it out sooner, and we might be able to do that, which is what we’re trying to do,” one of the US officials said.

One of the complicating factors revolves around Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. He has given his tacit approval of the memorandum of understanding, the officials said, and there are internal discussions over whether he could issue a statement ahead of Friday’s formal, in-person signing ceremony in Switzerland. Releasing the text publicly could complicate efforts toward releasing a statement, according to officials.

Trump, meanwhile, told reporters Tuesday he was waiting for a “formal setting” to release the document publicly, but claimed he was so proud of the material that he could recite it word-by-word in front of cameras.

He also claimed that the next round of talks to resolve sticking points would be “easier” than the initial round. One Trump administration official described that next phase, the “highly technical” talks, as a trial period for Iran.

The 60-day window, which will involve in-person talks between US and Iranian delegations beginning this Friday, will give Trump officials time to determine how serious Iran is about honoring their commitments and the nuclear concessions they are willing to make.

“We’re more focused on the long-term of getting the deal,” one of the officials said, “which is more the substance and building the trust, which is more important than managing the narrative.”

台湾指控肯尼亚配合北京拘留台学者20小时

2026年6月17日 07:10 / 联合早报

图为6月14日，位于肯尼亚蒙巴萨附近的沿海港口村庄希莫尼（Shimoni） —，游客们正乘坐传统单桅帆船畅游瓦西尼海峡（Wasini channel）。 （法新社）

台湾外交部指控肯尼亚在中国大陆的施压下将一名台湾学者拘留长达20小时。

台湾外交部星期二（6月16日）在一份声明中说，这名台湾学者在肯尼亚蒙巴萨（Mombasa）参加“第11届我们的海洋大会”（OOC 11）会前学术交流会时，遭到主办单位拦截。

台湾外交部说，这名学者前往会场办理入场登记时，遭主办单位以“不承认我国护照”为由拒绝核发入场证，肯尼亚移民局更强行介入，扣留学者的护照、手机并留置逾20小时后始同意放行搭机离境。

台湾外交部说，经考量肯尼亚政府极不友善举措及台湾代表团人身安全，台湾决定取消与会。

台湾外交部表示，对中国大陆打压台湾国际参与至近乎流氓围事的行径，予以严厉谴责，并严正要求中国大陆停止野蛮且损及全球海洋事务合作的行为，同时呼吁友盟国家予以正视，共同遏阻霸凌外交。

台湾外交部还批评肯尼亚作为会议主办国，自甘沦为中国大陆的政治打手，公然违背海洋大会的包容与合作原则，外交部对此表达强烈抗议。

据彭博社报道，肯尼亚外交部首席秘书辛格伊（Korir Sing’oei）通过短信回应称：“我并不了解此案。不过，肯尼亚坚定奉行‘一个中国’政策，不承认台湾。如果该名人士是持台湾护照入境，那将构成违反我国移民法规的行为。”

北京正不断通过外交手段打压台湾的国际地位。今年4月，台湾总统赖清德访问非洲邦交国斯威士兰前，北京通过外交手段施压斯威士兰周边的塞舌尔、毛里求斯及马达加斯加三国无预警取消飞航许可，导致赖清德的出访计划暂缓。之后，赖清德乘坐斯威士兰的国王专机，以秘密方式飞抵斯威士兰。