Dire Straits

From the Times: “Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Eastern, as the U.S. attacked Iran’s main oil export hub.

“Trump issued the grave warning in a post on social media on Tuesday as a new round of attacks was launched across the Middle East.

“The U.S. attacked Kharg Island, the export hub, Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks and Israel’s military warned Iranians to avoid traveling by train. The increasingly incendiary threats and the intense fighting reinforced the fragile state of diplomacy, with no public signs of a diplomatic breakthrough to end the war.”

HEADLINES:

• Trump Issues Grave Threats as Hormuz Deadline Draws Closer (NYT)

• Three Ways Trump’s Iran Deadline Could Play Out Tonight (WSJ)

• Trump threatens to jail reporters if they don’t turn over Iran source (WP)

• Trump reiterates threats to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges (NPR)

• Trump Says He’s Calling Iran’s Bluff in Eight-Minute Interview (WSJ)

• Oil prices choppy after expletive-laden Trump threat to Iran (BBC)

• Saudi Arabia charges record premium for its oil (FT)

• Iran notifies civilians of retaliatory targets if US attacks infrastructure (NewsNation)

• Iran is Trump’s biggest political mistake (Silver Bulletin)

• Stephen Miller Is Still Pursuing His Immigration Agenda, but More Quietly (NYT)

• Trump Is Putting America’s Weaknesses on Display (Atlantic)

• Impeach Him Again (Bulwark)

• Trump’s Iran war leaves Republicans adrift ahead of midterms (AP)

• War-driven energy crisis boosts China’s sales pitch for renewable tech (WP)

• Trump Administration Pulls Out of Civil Rights Settlements Backing Trans Students (NYT)

• He survived working for Elon Musk. Here’s how. (WP)

• Former CIA director: ‘Russia no longer has the upper hand’ in Ukraine war (The Hill)

• Trump administration’s secrecy on health deals alarms experts, governments (WP)

• AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history (AP)

• This Billionaire Wants To Save America’s Newspapers. He Thinks He’s Found A Way (Forbes)

• Michigan outlasts UConn to win 2026 NCAA men’s basketball national championship (NYT)

• Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done? (Nature)

• Frankenstein’s Regrets (Nation)

• Behind the Curtain: Sam’s superintelligence New Deal (Axios)

• Trump Warns Iran To Accept His Ultimatum Or Face Wrath Of Next Ultimatum (Onion)