IRAN
Iran Halts Talks, Vows To Close Hormuz; Ties Truce To Lebanon
Tehran told intermediaries it is done exchanging messages with Washington and will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, calling the ceasefire “violated on all fronts” after Israel seized Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle and Netanyahu ordered strikes on Hezbollah neighborhoods in southern Beirut. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said any breach in Lebanon counts as a breach with the US. The split caps a weekend of fire — US Central Command hit Iranian radar and drone sites after Iran downed an American MQ-1 over the Gulf — even as Trump, who lifted the US naval blockade Friday, insisted the deal was still on track.
FACT BOX
- War: Day 95
- Talks: Tehran halted, none set
- Hormuz: US lifted blockade Fri; Iran vows to close
- Fire: US hit radar/drone sites; Iran downed an MQ-1
- Oil: WTI ~$91 · Brent ~$94 (↓ Tue)
- Deal: Trump amendments sent Fri, unsigned
LEVANT
Trump Says Netanyahu, Hezbollah Agreed To Halt; Strikes Continue Anyway
Trump said a Monday call produced a pledge from Netanyahu to call off the threatened assault on Beirut’s southern suburbs and a Hezbollah commitment to stop firing, with the truce meant to widen to all of Lebanon. Lebanon’s state agency said Israeli airstrikes continued across the south hours later; a fourth round of US-brokered talks opens in Washington Tuesday.
MARKETS
S&P Slips From Record As Oil Eases On Mixed Iran Signals
The S&P 500 dipped about 0.2% Tuesday after closing Monday at a record 7,599.96 — a ninth straight weekly gain. Oil retreated on uncertainty over the Iran talks: WTI fell 1.5% to ~$91, Brent 1.4% to ~$94. The May CPI print lands Jun 11.
SCOTUS
Supreme Court Opens Its Final Month With Trump’s Powers In The Balance
The justices enter June with rulings due on birthright citizenship, the president’s power to fire independent-agency officials — including Fed Governor Lisa Cook — and on gun rights and transgender athletes. At April arguments a majority sounded skeptical of Trump’s citizenship order and protective of the Fed’s independence.
EASTERN FRONT
Russia Pounds Kyiv With 656 Drones, 73 Missiles Overnight
One of the war’s heaviest barrages killed at least 11 and wounded more than 100, Ukraine’s air force said, and included eight Zircon hypersonic missiles — likely the most Russia has fired at once. Ukraine’s deep strikes set the Ilsky refinery in Krasnodar ablaze the same night.
SPORTS
Cup Final Opens Tonight In Raleigh; Mariners Take Seventh Straight
The Stanley Cup Final starts Tuesday at Lenovo Center — Vegas at Carolina, 8 PM ET on ABC — with the NBA Finals (Knicks at San Antonio) following Wednesday. In Seattle, Cole Young’s 10th-inning single beat the Mets 3–2 Monday for the Mariners’ seventh win in a row, a season high.
