Substack Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-06-13

Updated on June 12, 2026 at 10:50:34 PM GMT

Today’s Substack reporting on geopolitics and conflict from our favorite Substack authors. There may be a few that rub you the wrong way, but most are people we’ve been following for years. Please restack posts that you found informative! For this post, we looked at 43 Substack's and located 57 current articles out of 843 reviewed.


Today's Substack's featured are:
Rachel Blevins, IS IT PROPAGANDA?®, The Duran, Don’s Substack, Drop Site News, Conflicts Forum’s Substack, Daniel Davis Deep Dive, News Forensics, Indie Media Today, The Busker, Alexander Dugin, Multipolar Press, Andrew Korybko's Newsletter, Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge, John’s Substack, Marat Khairullin Substack, The MAHA Report, The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda, Glenn Diesen’s Substack, Weapons and Strategy, Escalation Trap, Real Scott Ritter, Caitlin’s Newsletter.

IRAN DEAL ON THE BRINK: WILL ISRAEL PLAY SPOILER? | Trita Parsi

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:25:01 GMT]

"Independence Day" That Divided a Nation: The Other Side of June 12

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:00:53 GMT]

Russia Mocks EU Demands; UK/EU Plan Arms Spend Debt Surge; UK Gov Implodes; Merkel For Russia Envoy

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[Substack - The Duran - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:55:34 GMT]

You sick of TRUMP?

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:55:10 GMT]

The Issue of Israel Is Ending Democracy In Michigan

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:01:16 GMT]

Post-Iran War: The End of an Era, Not to Decline, but as a Trigger to Abrupt Change

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:46:36 GMT]

Deal, No Deal, or another Zig-Zag?

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:02:46 GMT]

⚠️ Why U.S.–Iran deal claims collapse under real negotiation facts

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:02:38 GMT]

IRAN WAR BATTLING NARRATIVES //LT Col Daniel Davis

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:54:44 GMT]

Memos of Misunderstanding

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[Substack - News Forensics - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:49:20 GMT]

SANCTIONED 87: US, IRAN TEASE DEAL—BUT REMAIN DIVIDED ON DETAILS

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:16:51 GMT]

Trump calls off Iran strikes as deal nears; Israel orders more displacement of Gaza refugees; Postal service threatens to withhold mail ballots

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:46:57 GMT]

Ukraine needs $20B to defeat Russia, Germany prepares to fight Russia. Trump claims Iran deal done

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[Substack - The Duran - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:29:20 GMT]

The Art of Capitulation: Trump Spins Victory as Iran Says its Red Lines Remain Intact

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:34:49 GMT]

ICE Turned Part of Newark, NJ Into a War Zone- Delaney Hall

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:30:26 GMT]

Iran/Middle East War Summary: Week Fifteen

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[Substack - The Busker - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:41:11 GMT]

Civilization or Utter Darkness

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[Substack - Alexander Dugin - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:41:10 GMT]

Ukraine and World Affairs: Weekly Update

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[Substack - The Busker - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:34:16 GMT]

Stubb Proposes EU of 40. Dugin Calls It Encirclement.

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:30:52 GMT]

Civilization or Utter Darkness

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:30:26 GMT]

Sanctions Public, Diplomacy Private

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[Substack - The Duran - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:07:38 GMT]

Konstantinovka Falling, Russia Closing in on Sumy w/ Stanislav Krapivnik

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[Substack - The Duran - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:08:25 GMT]

The E3 Confirmed That It Plans To Deploy Troops To Ukraine After A Ceasefire

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:37:38 GMT]

Ethiopia’s Plea For Regional Peace Might Be The Last Chance To Avert Another War

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:30:28 GMT]

Bordachev Is Predictably Optimistic About The Situation Along Russia’s Southern Flank

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:06:33 GMT]

Trump Backs Down Again After Blustery Raid of Little Consequence

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[Substack - Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:15:56 GMT]

Talking with Tucker Carlson

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[Substack - John’s Substack - Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:01:06 GMT]

Brief Frontline Report – June 11th, 2026

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[Substack - Marat Khairullin Substack - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:53:45 GMT]

Comedian Rob Schneider Headlines First Children’s Health Defense Advocacy Day

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:01:08 GMT]

🔥 “ESCALATION DOES NOT PRODUCE VICTORY.” — MEARSHEIMER

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:49:03 GMT]

Prof John Mearsheimer Iran War Strategy CHANGES AGAIN!

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:30:32 GMT]

Trump’s Desperate Bombs/Total Drone War in East Ukraine

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[Substack - The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:41:00 GMT]

I asked chatGPT for proof that Iran shot down the Apache

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[Substack - Don’s Substack - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:18:46 GMT]

ISRAELI HERON-1 SPY DRONE SHOT DOWN, IDF DEVASTATED IN LEBANON | Robert Inlakesh

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[Substack - Rachel Blevins - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:13:00 GMT]

Dmitriy Simes received the TEFI award as the host of an evening political talk show

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:30:50 GMT]

Henry Tillman: Russia's Arctic Corridor Transforms Global Geopolitics

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:15:48 GMT]

Elensky curse hits UK, threatens Kallas & entire EU foreign office. Pirate Trump loves inflation

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[Substack - The Duran - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:23:36 GMT]

Mary Holland: ‘Humanity Cannot Afford to Forget the Dire Toll COVID Took Upon Us All’

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[Substack - The MAHA Report - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:50:56 GMT]

War for Dummies

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[Substack - News Forensics - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:50:09 GMT]

Trump vows to hit Iran “very hard”; Tehran says ceasefire is now “meaningless”; Albanians protest Kushner resort

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[Substack - Drop Site News - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:13:07 GMT]

UK Defense --A Hole in the Bucket

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[Substack - Weapons and Strategy - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:02:14 GMT]

China-Europe Trade: Who Needs Whom?

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[Substack - IS IT PROPAGANDA?® - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:11:26 GMT]

Twenty Strikes Inside Iran, Twenty-One Sanctions Packages

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[Substack - The Duran - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:00:38 GMT]

🔥 “WE ARE AT FULL‑SCALE WAR… AGAIN.”

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:38:18 GMT]

Cuba War Next? / Lt Col Daniel Davis

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[Substack - Daniel Davis Deep Dive - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:26:08 GMT]

Patrick Henningsen: How a U.S. Defeat Makes Iran a World Power

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[Substack - Glenn Diesen’s Substack - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:46:50 GMT]

7 Month Old EXECUTED, Gaza Deliberately Starved, Lebanon Ceasefire REJECTED, Hussam Abu Safiya Update

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[Substack - Indie Media Today - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:31:03 GMT]

The Scapegoat Returns

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[Substack - Multipolar Press - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:43:47 GMT]

Emergency Live Briefing Tonight 7pm ET for Paid Subscribers

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[Substack - Escalation Trap - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:23:11 GMT]

Russia confronts China on drones shipped to Ukraine

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[Substack - The Duran - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:51:54 GMT]

Putin Rejected Zelensky’s Request For A Bilateral Meeting With Good Reason

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:40:47 GMT]

Trenin Was Very Diplomatic In His Assessment Of The Challenge Posed By Turkiye To Russia

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:15:52 GMT]

Iran US War Resumes; Russia Brushes Off EU Sanctions, Complains To China Over Drones

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[Substack - The Duran - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:57:57 GMT]

Supreme Leader's Website: "The New Security Equation: From Hormuz to Beirut"

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[Substack - Conflicts Forum’s Substack - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:54:59 GMT]

US Fearmongering About Russia’s Post-Ukrainian Baltic Plans Aims To Tighten Its Containment

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[Substack - Andrew Korybko's Newsletter - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:53:38 GMT]

Shoot the Dog

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[Substack - Real Scott Ritter - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:07:56 GMT]

US Empire Managers View Iranian Sovereignty As An Act Of Aggression, And Other Notes

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[Substack - Caitlin’s Newsletter - Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:29:52 GMT]