Oil Prices Climb and Stocks Dip on Stalemate in Iran War  nytimes.com Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demands  Reuters Oil Rises Amid Growing Doubts That Strait of Hormuz Can Reopen Soon  WSJ Former Trump Defense Secretary Mark Esper calls Iran’s demands for fully reopening Strait of Hormuz ‘ridiculous’  ABC News…

Netanyahu rejects Trump-backed Gaza plan for Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal  washingtonpost.com Netanyahu calculates upsetting Trump is his least-bad option  CNN Israel Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Plan to Disarm Hamas  nytimes.com Netanyahu says Trump’s new Gaza plan is unacceptable  Reuters Netanyahu rejects Board of Peace’s Gaza plan: No ‘withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed’  Fox News

Trump signals shift to economic pressure on Iran over new military strikes  aljazeera.com Trump to Axios: “We are low-keying it” with Iran  Axios Live Updates: Trump says U.S. only “semi-negotiating” with Iran after Tehran sets demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz  CBS News Iran war live: US ‘semi-negotiating’ with Tehran; Israel rejects Gaza…

Thousands of evacuees can now return home  KXLY.com Containment improves on Spokane area fires, officials update debris clean-up  KXLY.com The week in 30 photos  CNN Washington fire updates: Spokane arson suspect faces 4 more charges as crews gain ground  Yahoo Wildfires in urban areas are more common. That may have helped Spokane  NPR

Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region  AP NewsSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but not enough to open the waterway  Reuters Live updates: Tehran insists on US concessions before opening Strait of Hormuz  CNN Weekend | Iran issues demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz  BBC Iran War Updates: Iran says strait won’t open until the U.S. “corrects”…

Dems blast Blanche as enabler of ‘Trump’s corruption’ after AG confirmation  The Hill See who voted ‘yes’ and who voted ‘no’ to confirm Blanche for attorney general  CNN In Confirming Blanche, Senators Endorse a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway  The New York Times Blanche confirmation allows Trump to continue ‘pervasive, breathtaking corruption’, says…

Hunter Biden Says His Father’s Cancer Is Worsening  The New York Times Hunter Biden says pardon was ‘not good’ for US or his father’s legacy  BBC Ex-President Joe Biden’s cancer has spread, is very painful, son says  Reuters Joe Biden’s prostate cancer getting worse, Hunter Biden says  CNN ‘Debilitating’: Hunter Biden speaks out about…

‘It’s apocalyptic.’ A look at the aftermath of catastrophic fires in Spokane  KUOW Scale of devastation shocks US city’s fire-seasoned residents  BBC Opinion | My Hometown Went Up in Flames. It Won’t Be the Last.  The New York Times Wildfires in urban areas are more common. That may have helped Spokane  NPR Spokane-area fires…

Pentagon strips security clearance from former Air Force secretary  The Washington Post Pentagon revokes security clearance of former Air Force chief for disclosing “classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities”  CBS News Hegseth Strips Security Clearance From Biden’s Air Force Secretary  WSJ ‘REVOKED’: Hegseth’s revenge for Qatari Air Force One leaks is revealed  The…