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The U.S. continued airstrikes in Iran while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets in the Gulf, as President Trump said he was close to deciding whether to launch "a massive attack."
President Trump has insisted the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran would be a relatively short “excursion,” although it has now lasted nearly five months, with no end in sight.
NYTimes – US The U.S. continued airstrikes in Iran while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets in the Gulf, as President Trump said he was close to deciding whether to launch "a massive attack."
NYTimes – US
NPR – World The U.S. continued airstrikes in Iran while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets in the Gulf, as President Trump said he was close to deciding whether to launch "a massive attack."
NYTimes – World President Donald Trump said Iran is "not ready" to make a deal and has not "received enough pain yet," as he weighs a "massive attack" after Iran rejected a U.S. cease-fire proposal presented by Iraq. Iranian-aligned Houthi militants claimed strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, with one vessel confirmed ablaze, sending oil prices past $100 a barrel.
NYTimes – Business The U.S. Justice Department is withdrawing subpoenas that demanded grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists, following sharp questioning by a federal judge. The subpoenas related to Times reporting on security concerns about President Donald Trump flying on a Qatari-donated Air Force One. The Times had moved to block the subpoenas and alleged the White House was abusing the legal system to intimidate reporters. New York Times lead newsroom lawyer David McCraw discussed the withdrawal with NPR.
Sky News – Front Page Singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray over a 2023 confrontation at a private members' club in London, where a man was reportedly hit over the head with a bottle. Other charges, including assault against Abraham Diaw, were dropped. Brown will be sentenced in October.