2026-05-25
Iran talks stall. Oil dips. An 8-year-old finds a 1,700-year-old relic.
Good afternoon. Not much moved today. Iran negotiations remain at standoff, oil prices fell on deal rumors, and an archaeologist's nightmare happened in the Negev Desert.
Lunch Brief
Trump administration and Iran both claim progress on ending the war. Trump says he's told negotiators "not to rush into a deal." Iran's spokesman: "No one can claim an agreement is about to be signed immediately." In other words: both sides declared victory while moving nowhere.
S&P 500 futures edged up slightly. Investors appear to be waiting. If a deal closes, they'll react; until then, they're holding.
FM spokesman Baghaei says a large portion of disputes have been resolved. Deal remains unfinished. The script: progress without arrival.
Coroner's hearing into deaths of police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart revealed new details of the Porepunkah incident. Freeman yelled abuse at a dying officer.
First papal declaration addressed risks from artificial intelligence. No specifics on which risks or what the church plans to do about them.
Seven people stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after landslides. Divers from the 2018 Thai soccer team rescue joined the effort.
Vehicle collided with an elephant in Murchison Falls National Park. Three killed, four injured. The animals still own the habitat.
Kristian Gkolomeev posted a 50-meter freestyle record in Las Vegas at the controversial Enhanced Games. Fastest time on record, at a meet that breaks records differently than most.
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"Standard noise. Calibrate accordingly."
"The wire took a breath. Don't get used to it."
Iran stalls, oil falls, a child finds what archaeologists spend careers chasing.
Back at 6:00 PM ET with the night owl brief.