Negotiations between the United States and Iran got off to a rough start Sunday in Switzerland. Responding to reports that Iran had closed the Strait of Hormuz again over continued fighting in Lebanon, President Trump warned on social media:
 
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
 
The Iranian delegation threatened to walk out over the president’s warning. But they stayed, and the talks continued. Vice President J.D. Vance, who was in Switzerland leading the U.S. delegation, gave reporters an update Monday morning. He said that in spite of the “threatening” and “whining” from the Iranians, “great progress” was eventually made. Oil prices fell again yesterday.
 
Meanwhile, a new CBS News/YouGov poll makes it clear where the American people stand. When asked what the United States should do, 78% said “End the conflict now.” Only 22% said “Continue the conflict until Iran gives up more.”
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
I have been really impressed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the past year. He has truly grown into the role and unapologetically puts America first.
 
But Vice President Vance is also very impressive. He has handled the hostile media and these difficult negotiations well. He speaks off the cuff and sounds like a normal person, not a pandering politician.
 
Republicans are blessed to have a deep bench of solid leaders for the future.
 
 
 
Mamdani vs. Pelosi
 
We’ve been telling you about the godless, Marxist Islamists who are seriously competing in or winning Democrat primaries all over the country. We will get another gauge of the Left’s strength today in New York’s primary elections.
 
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is backing far-left candidates in three congressional districts. One, Claire Valdez, is running in an open Democrat primary, and two, Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier, are challenging Democrat incumbents. Of course, they are all anti-Israel.
 
Avila Chevalier has attracted the most attention. She literally insists that prisons must be abolished. When asked where or how she would confine a murderer, she refused to answer the question.
 
She says that no one—literally no one, not even criminal illegal aliens—should ever be deported because it amounts to double punishment. She also wants to abolish federal immigration police and our borders.
 
So, open borders, no prisons and don’t deport criminal illegal aliens. And we’re supposed to believe that these are the people who want America to be “a better place.”
 
She also wants to give everyone in the country $3,000 a month for life as a base income. These ludicrous economic ideas may sound attractive, but they come with horrendous strings attached, like murderers wandering the streets.
 
Nancy Pelosi has been a dominant figure in Democrat politics for decades. She has gone to New York and campaigned for the incumbent Democrats these socialists are trying to defeat. While the media obsesses over every disagreement among Republicans, there is a real civil war taking place on the Left.
 
 
 
Complacency Kills
 
Complacency is a “killer” in many aspects of life, whether it’s in the business world or even national security. It certainly is when it comes to politics.
 
Some people argue that these radical leftists winning their party’s nominations are good news for conservatives because it will be easier to defeat them in November. I understand the argument, but there are two important points to keep in mind.
 
First, many of them are running in solidly Democrat districts that no Republican would ever win. Their goal of taking over the country begins by taking over the Democrat Party, and they are well on their way.
 
Second, polling suggests some of these socialists are surprisingly strong candidates. 

• In Maine, Graham Platner chased a sitting governor out of the Democrat primary and currently leads Republican Senator Susan Collins.
• In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is essentially tied with Republican Mike Rogers.
• In Texas, James Talarico has a slight lead over Attorney General Ken Paxton. He was leading John Cornyn, too.

• The New York Times desecrated Father’s Day by running an opinion piece written by a woman claiming to be a “trans dad.” But the opinion piece wasn’t run as a traditional column. Instead, it was a series of cartoons—once again highlighting how the LGBTQ movement continues to propagandize our children.
   
• Speaking of propaganda, the first “transgender” individual ever elected to the New Hampshire legislature was just sentenced to 33 years in jail for child pornography. But many media outlets are spreading the lies of the Left by referring to this male pervert as “she.”
   
• Preschools in Cambridge, Massachusetts, are asking parents when they register their children whether their three, four or five-year-olds are “nonbinary.”