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• 💥 Iran war update
• 🤖 Micron hits $1 trillion valuation
• 🤔 Where did “OK” come from?

…and much more.

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“Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.”

–W. Clement Stone (1902-2002)

Iranian officials yesterday accused the US of a "grave violation" of the ongoing ceasefire between both countries, as we approach the three-month mark since the war began.

• US Central Command said it carried out "self-defense strikes" overnight Monday on “Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines” in the Strait of Hormuz.
• Iran responded by launching surface-to-air missiles at American planes, prompting the US military to hit back at missile-launch sites in Iran, per officials.

Iran on Tuesday said it would retaliate for the US strikes, which it called a violation of the two sides’ ongoing cease-fire. But an Iranian gov’t spokesperson also signaled diplomacy would likely continue, with Tehran remaining in ongoing peace talks with US officials in Qatar.

How we got here

The military exchange overnight Monday followed mixed signals from President Trump over the weekend. After saying on Saturday that a deal with Tehran was largely negotiated, the president appeared to change course on Monday and indicate the agreement is still being worked on.

While international mediators—including Pakistan, Qatar, and Egypt—are working to help the US and Iran bridge gaps in their positions, both sides still appear far apart on several key issues:

• Iran is seeking economic relief by regaining control of some of the ~$100 billion in Iranian assets frozen by the West, and regaining access to world oil markets.
• In return, Iran is offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but with new "protection" or service fees on commercial vessels.
• Tehran is also resisting US efforts to dismantle its nuclear program, and has rejected any deal that forces Iran to hand over its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium.

On the US side…Negotiators are demanding that Iran halt all uranium enrichment and dispose of its existing stockpile of highly enriched uranium, which could potentially be made into nuclear weapons within weeks or months.

The US also wants the Strait of Hormuz unconditionally opened, and is insisting that any financial concessions like unfreezing Iranian assets only come after America’s other conditions are met.

The other elephant in the room

International mediators and US officials also say they’re worried about who’s really calling the shots in Iran.

• New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei hasn’t been seen or heard in public since being appointed to succeed his father, who was killed on the war’s first day.
• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite branch of the military, appears to increasingly be calling the shots, rather than the country’s elected government (which is participating in peace talks).

Looking ahead…US-Iran peace talks in Qatar are expected to last several more days as negotiators work on fine-tuning a potential deal framework.

📊 Flash poll: Do you support or oppose America’s role in the ongoing Middle East conflict?

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BUSINESS & MARKETS

• 🤖 Micron shares rise 19%, with the Idaho-based chipmaker closing above a $1 trillion valuation for the first time; shares have risen by ~80% over the past month.
• 🛢️ BP Chairman Albert Manifold removed after less than a year over "serious concerns" related to governance standards, oversight, and conduct.
• 📦 Dropbox founder Andrew Houston stepping down as CEO nearly two decades after launching the cloud storage company at age 24.

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🙏 Sonny Rollins, a legendary musician known as the "saxophone colossus" of jazz, passed away at 95.
• ⚽ US Men’s National Team announces final 26-man roster for the 2026 World Cup ahead of Team USA’s first match against Paraguay on June 12.
• 🏆 2026 American Music Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah, took place Monday night.

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SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

• 🌕 NASA unveils details of robotic landers, hopping drones, and vehicles it aims to send to the Moon as part of US plans to build a $20 billion lunar base; Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin selected to conduct first of three uncrewed lunar missions.
• 🍽️🧠 Researchers find no meaningful difference in cognitive performance between people who are fasting and people having regular meals, per new meta-analysis of 71 studies.
• 🎗️ GLP-1 drugs may reduce the risk of cancer progressing, per new research that has yet to be peer-reviewed.

US, WORLD & POLITICS

• 🗳️ Texas holds Republican Senate primary runoff between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state AG Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by President Trump.
• ⚖️ Federal court bars Alabama from using a GOP-favored congressional district map that seeks to flip a House seat from red to blue. | South Carolina Senate adjourns without taking up a new congressional map that aimed to boost GOP control of US House by eliminating the state’s lone majority Black district.
• 🏛️ President Trump had his 6-month health evaluation yesterday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

☝️ Researchers recently discovered a new species of deep-sea octopus nearly 5,900 feet below the Galápagos Islands. And rather than dissecting the lone specimen, scientists used thousands of CT scans to create a 3D model of its anatomy. The tiny blue octopus, called Microeledone galapagensis, is the smallest known member of its genetic family.

🤔 Did you know? The first recorded use of “O.K.” appeared in a Boston newspaper in 1839 as a joke abbreviation for “oll korrect,” an intentionally misspelled version of “all correct.” It came during a bizarre abbreviation craze among Boston elites, and now is widely considered one of the most-used words in the world.

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